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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to troops: Stay out of politics
cnn ^ | 4/11/16 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 04/11/2016 3:29:32 PM PDT by Nachum

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To: centurion316

It’s about the only way those officers make Colonel or Brig. General these days. Political butt-kissing...

Most of the higher ups sold their souls long ago, the rest have been “retired” or removed.


21 posted on 04/11/2016 4:06:36 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Nachum; markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ...

Active Duty ping.


22 posted on 04/11/2016 4:08:02 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Nachum

On the contrary, we need a good military coup.


23 posted on 04/11/2016 4:08:36 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (AMERICA IS DONE! When can we start over?)
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To: vette6387
If Dunford had any balls, he’s send a couple of APC’s over to the White Hut and take the occupants into custody for Treason

Well then he would be a traitor because he has no Constitutional authority to do so.

24 posted on 04/11/2016 4:14:28 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: Nachum

If you are going to be in the military you leave your political views at home as politics and a ready force don’t mix. The USSR used to have political officers in almost every unit..that didn’t work out very well....


25 posted on 04/11/2016 4:22:23 PM PDT by montanajoe
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To: Nachum

It is illegal for any member of the armed forces to participate in a political campaign. There are very strict limits on what members of the military may do. It is standard policy for commands to send out a reminder about the law. These reminders go out before every election.

We can vote. We cannot advocate for a specific candidate. We cannot leave the service and then use our past military affiliation to run for office and solicit votes. We can run—we just can’t feature a military past to convince people to vote for us.

More details here: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/militarylaw1/a/milpolitics.htm


26 posted on 04/11/2016 4:27:25 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Nachum

They have no say whatsoever as long as the service members do it legally and of base!


27 posted on 04/11/2016 4:30:48 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Aim small, Miss small.)
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To: Tenacious 1
remind the troops of the need to remain apolitical in order to sustain Americans' trust and confidence in them.

Translation: You WILL vote for the Hildebeast, or else.

28 posted on 04/11/2016 4:43:16 PM PDT by Mark17 (Thank God I have Jesus, there's more wealth in my soul than acres of diamonds and mountains of gold)
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To: RinaseaofDs
I’ll read the guy’s comments, but this sort of sounds like he’s saying people in the military shouldn’t vote, and they definitely shouldn’t exercise the very amendment they swore a blood oath to defend.

No, he's not saying that (though there are senior leaders who believe that). He's talking about the folks who, in uniform, publicly comment on political happenings. They definitely shouldn't be doing that. Takes individuals like this NCO here:

That's unacceptable behavior, and the CJCS is right to remind folks to keep that nonsense down.

29 posted on 04/11/2016 4:57:56 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: Nachum
As the troops are used as poltical pawns and lab rats.


30 posted on 04/11/2016 5:01:18 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

You are not correct. Colonels make Brigadier General by competence with allowance for diversity and multicultural consideration. But, to move up from one-star to two-star, and especially to three-star you must be willing to play ball with the politician worms. Every three and four stars have signed the corrupt bargain.


31 posted on 04/11/2016 5:03:58 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: Starstruck

“Well then he would be a traitor because he has no Constitutional authority to do so.”

Well, not having “constitutional authority” hasn’t stopped Obama! I guess you and I have a different definition of “traitor!” We are as close today to cease being a viable country as we ever have in all of my 75 years. The World Wars were not as likely to have cost us our soverignty as has having Obama as president. Aside from the money he’s pi$$ed away, he’s decreased out individual freedoms drastically.


32 posted on 04/11/2016 5:08:11 PM PDT by vette6387 (Obama can go to hell!)
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To: vette6387
Well, not having “constitutional authority” hasn’t stopped Obama! I guess you and I have a different definition of “traitor!”

Throwing out the Constitution to combat throwing out the Constitution is not an answer.

33 posted on 04/11/2016 5:14:59 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: Nachum

2008 instructions:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134410p.pdf


34 posted on 04/11/2016 5:18:46 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: Starstruck

“Throwing out the Constitution to combat throwing out the Constitution is not an answer.”

Perhaps, but it could also be shown that “throwing out the Constitution” to save the Constitution is the answer. When you have a corrupt Legislative and Judiciary branches, there have to be ways to take corrective action.


35 posted on 04/11/2016 5:29:48 PM PDT by vette6387 (Obama can go to hell!)
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To: Nachum

Dunford wants obedient drones.

Remember how Bush had HIS JCC tell troops to shut up?

Neither do I.


36 posted on 04/11/2016 6:05:21 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper (Just say no to HRC)
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If soldiers stayed out of politics this politician ass kisser wouldn’t have a job.


37 posted on 04/11/2016 6:15:13 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Cruz voters: Wake up! Trump is our only chance of stopping the gopE. If not now, never!)
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To: Nachum
As far as I am concerned that is a fairly meaningless action. The CJCS has NO command authority. He is either speaking for the National Command Authority ((NCA) President and/or SECDEF), or he is relaying information to the NCA from the combatant commanders.

Just look at his title, literally, it is Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff. The key word being “Staff” He is not a commander, just the highest ranking staff puke around.

So what he should be doing is sending out a “For the Commander” letter.

38 posted on 04/11/2016 6:19:49 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Held my nose to vote.)
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39 posted on 04/11/2016 9:18:47 PM PDT by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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To: Nachum

Hicksey Babay!

Obama shout out to an Obama cut out.

The military lately seems to make sure that absentee ballots form overseas are rarely counted.


40 posted on 04/12/2016 3:23:17 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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