Posted on 08/03/2014 6:11:34 AM PDT by Innovative
About 550 Army majors, including some serving in Afghanistan, will soon be told they have to leave the service by next spring as part of a budget-driven downsizing of the service.
Gen. John Campbell, the vice chief of the Army, acknowledged Friday that telling troops in a war zone that they're out of a job is a difficult task
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"The White House has picked the first female general to head the Air Force in the Pacific, which will make her the first non-pilot to command air power in such a large theater of operation."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3181800/posts
"A German Army brigadier general who recently served with NATO forces in Afghanistan is assuming duties as the chief of staff of U. S. Army Europe, the first time a non-American officer has held that position."
I’m sorry that my comment offends you. The notion that Obama is purging the military for political purposes has been broached by others on Free Republic, not that it proves the truth of the matter one way or another, (but it DOES demonstrate that my comment was no ‘more inane’ than others pondering similar conclusions.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3144230/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3090753/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3087203/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3079402/posts
History does demonstrate that despots and dictators tend to distrust and purge military commanders. It would be ignorance to conclude otherwise. Stalin was one such example, but others may be cited throughout history. Other recent examples include North Korea,
http://www.nknews.org/2013/05/analysis-a-history-of-north-korean-military-purges/
Cuba:
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/17/world/cuba-seizes-6-more-officers-amid-signs-of-big-shakeup.html
Iran:
http://www.iranchamber.com/history/islamic_revolution/revolution_and_iran_after1979_3.php
But the easier method is just to google ‘military purge’ along with the name of a country ruled by a dictator, and view the results.
I cannot prove Obama’s intentions. And neither can you. But asserting that the Obama “purge” is a myth does not make it a myth. And opinions with which you disagree are not necessarily invalid. I hope you are correct, and I am wrong. But I think we are watching the fall of the Republic, if it has not already fallen, (how many Romans truly understood what the Principate entailed when Augustus referred to himself as ‘First Citizen’ rather than Emperor?)
So, please, feel free to disagree. But recognize that others on Free Republic have opinions of their own, and the freedom to form and discuss such opinions is intrinsic to the principles for which we are here, on Free Republic.
Active Duty ping.
And it has been refuted by many on those threads, including me on many occasions. It stands as proof that some idiot can start a list of purges that demonstrates for the most part their complete ignorance of how the military works and they will find many who will believe whatever they say.
You of course, can believe anything you want. You might want to visit Info Wars, there are some things there that ought to keep you entertained for quite some time.
What is inane is your comparison with Stalinist purges and now your attempts to link to purges in North Korea, Cuba, and Iran. I happen to personally know officers who were killed in the Iranian purges along with their families. I know a purge when I see one, and none is going on here. Do you know GEN Carter Ham, one of those most often mentioned as a victim of the Obama purge? I do. He did not get purged, or even relieved of his command. He retired, something all of us do who serve military careers and he did so voluntarily despite what many have tried to claim.
Some myths are really myths because they are made up out of whole cloth. This is a prime example.
Though you know Iranian military officers who were killed thirty-five years ago, and though you know General Ham, that does not constitute a valid argument in this matter. Your opinion may be better informed, but you offer no evidence of that information other than your willingness to refer to those who disagree as idiot or inane.
Demonstrate your superior knowledge with arguments and evidence rather than demeaning your opponent and exalting yourself.
Read my many, many posts that provided ample evidence to refute this nonsense. I do not have to prove that your cockamamie ideas have merit, you have to do that. I don’t think that you have even begun.
What great experience and expertise besides being able to cruise the internet do you bring to the table? We could start with that.
They’ll be replaced, don’t worry. This is a continued orchestrated purging of real men in the military. They’ll all be replaced with diversity drones.
Wit so dry you could pour it into a martini glass.
The Majors will all be replaced by Zampolits
The Average Salary of a Private Military Contractor
By Wilhelm Schnotz, eHow Contributor , last updated April 17, 2014
Average Salary with Security Clearance
Because many of the positions needed in Iraq and Afghanistan directly support military or intelligence operations, the need for contractors with valid security clearances is high in the Middle Eastern combat zones, and workers with security clearances may earn the highest salaries in the private sector. The average salary for private contractors is $73,961 as of May 2009, according to Defense News. The average private government contractor with a security clearance earns about $20,000 more each year than a government employee with the same clearance.
General Defense Contractor Salaries
The average advertised annual salary for defense contractors is $64,000 as of January 2011, according to Simply Hired. These jobs represent positions where security clearances are both necessary as well as unneeded. The site also indexes contractor positions outside of combat zones, such as personnel used domestically to help build military infrastructure, such as information technology contract staff and other base support personnel.
Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_7874299_average-salary-private-military-contractor.html
Will civilian contractor jobs be cut as well?
“Will civilian contractor jobs be cut as well?”
Of course they will. Military, gov and civilian contract positions all track to force levels. With withdrawals in Iraq and now Afgn manning and staffing reductions are expected.
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