[SkyPilot]

“I can’t believe the president is even considering it,” said the officer, who like most officers interviewed for this story agreed to speak only on the condition of anonymity because military personnel are reluctant to criticize policymakers while military campaigns are being planned. “We have been fighting the last 10 years a counterinsurgency war. Syria has modern weaponry. We would have to retrain for a conventional war.”

The military has already been gutted; in just 6 months readiness has been destroyed by Sequestration that came on top of two previous massive cuts in military spending by Obama (2009 and 2011).

Sequestration was the final knife to readiness. The military is in much, much worse shape than even the leadership realizes.

[rbg81]

Oh, come on. I’m sure all those newly minted gay and lesbian commanders will sort this out toot sweet. [/s]