What's your stance?
If you're not behind our troops and vets, you're below them, way below them.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
ldrship
See, the army's acronym is incomplete, just like the values that the "leadership" in army is showing.
The officer corps is broken. Field grades don't know how to think - they know what to think - they're a bunch of yes-men who can't think for themselves, they're afraid to make decisions, even the easy, no-brainers.
It's really pitiful. I only hope that enough captains can learn from the failures of their "mentors" and, if they are brave enough to stay in the service, turn things around and not fail the next generation of officers as they have been failed.
Oh yeah, BEAT NAVY!!
The officer corps is broken. Field grades don't know how to think - they know what to think - they're a bunch of yes-men who can't think for themselves, they're afraid to make decisions, even the easy, no-brainers.
It's really pitiful. I only hope that enough captains can learn from the failures of their "mentors" and, if they are brave enough to stay in the service, turn things around and not fail the next generation of officers as they have been failed.
Oh yeah, BEAT NAVY!!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
change is good?
Wow, moving sucks - but I'm glad to be away from BACH - evil place I wouldn't wish on my enemies.
Anyway, getting back on-line again and back to the fight for troops' medical care. It's still scary to know that troops are falling through administrative cracks - and bureaucratic "solutions" tend to aggravate problems, not alleviate them.
The Army's budget is hurting bad and one need look no further than the evolution of the motto over the years. "Be all you can be" was fine. The only problem was the message of "get into the army so we can start preparing you for a better life on the outside." Yeah, that didn't work so good. The answer: "An Army of one." On wheel of fortune players have to buy vowels - this slogan begs the question: couldn't the army afford a verb? The one man army concept was (thankfully) short-lived - we're not a mass of individuals, we're a team - at least we're supposed to be. But now, "Army strong"??? what kind of illiterate idiots are we looking for? This makes no sense at all? The ad campaign finally has the image right, but who wants to join the knuckle-dragging, grunting, groaning dolts that approved Army strong? And, after seeing some of the spaghetti-armed or doghnut-bellied (take your pick) new recruits, A.S. is not a good description. I'd want to be better than the current A.S.
I'm not going to waste anymore time on a dim-witted slogan, perhaps it was a ploy to distract everyone from the real problems in the ranks - neglect, incompetence, and cover-ups.
Anyway, getting back on-line again and back to the fight for troops' medical care. It's still scary to know that troops are falling through administrative cracks - and bureaucratic "solutions" tend to aggravate problems, not alleviate them.
The Army's budget is hurting bad and one need look no further than the evolution of the motto over the years. "Be all you can be" was fine. The only problem was the message of "get into the army so we can start preparing you for a better life on the outside." Yeah, that didn't work so good. The answer: "An Army of one." On wheel of fortune players have to buy vowels - this slogan begs the question: couldn't the army afford a verb? The one man army concept was (thankfully) short-lived - we're not a mass of individuals, we're a team - at least we're supposed to be. But now, "Army strong"??? what kind of illiterate idiots are we looking for? This makes no sense at all? The ad campaign finally has the image right, but who wants to join the knuckle-dragging, grunting, groaning dolts that approved Army strong? And, after seeing some of the spaghetti-armed or doghnut-bellied (take your pick) new recruits, A.S. is not a good description. I'd want to be better than the current A.S.
I'm not going to waste anymore time on a dim-witted slogan, perhaps it was a ploy to distract everyone from the real problems in the ranks - neglect, incompetence, and cover-ups.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
perception is reality
While all these great changes are in the works for the military medical cluster fuck the army is talking about all the nice changes coming and how things are so bad everywhere else.
Bull Fucking Shit.
I am reminded of a great quote I heard a few years ago for situations just like this:
Bull Fucking Shit.
I am reminded of a great quote I heard a few years ago for situations just like this:
"DON'T PISS ON ME AND TELL ME IT'S RAINING, ASSHOLE!!!!!"
Like we don't notice the problems still exist. Promises will be made, but a great debt remains unpaid. And that debt will be felt in the hearts of a generation born of ill-conceived war.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Startling reports
I was devastated yesterday when I spoke to a severely injured soldier.
He's about to ETS and the pricks in the MEB office are dragging his Board and taking their sweet time moving his papers. They probably hope he will quit, and ETS without the benefits of an MEB. That's just how they roll their shit- at troops' cost!
These fuckers don't have any interest in helping the troops- I don't know how they sleep at night.
NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE! Its not that fucking hard.
These severely injured troops don't want your sympathy or your cheap yellow support. But you MEB penny-pinchers owe them respect and preservation of their dignity. PEBLOS need to STOP PLAYING DOCTOR! Let the Docs do their jobs and start helping the soldier get the treatment and documentation they need to make a smooth transition from Active Duty to Veteran status.
He's about to ETS and the pricks in the MEB office are dragging his Board and taking their sweet time moving his papers. They probably hope he will quit, and ETS without the benefits of an MEB. That's just how they roll their shit- at troops' cost!
These fuckers don't have any interest in helping the troops- I don't know how they sleep at night.
NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE! Its not that fucking hard.
These severely injured troops don't want your sympathy or your cheap yellow support. But you MEB penny-pinchers owe them respect and preservation of their dignity. PEBLOS need to STOP PLAYING DOCTOR! Let the Docs do their jobs and start helping the soldier get the treatment and documentation they need to make a smooth transition from Active Duty to Veteran status.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
In case you missed it . . .
The fucking oil companies have seized the opportunity of public distraction to jack up gas prices again.
With all the Walter Reed news, the Libby verdict, whats-her-name Smith, Cheney's Black Cloud, . . .
So even on post the prices went way up wicked fast.
Come on now, why make the troops pay twice!?!?!? Are you kidding me!?!?!?
With all the Walter Reed news, the Libby verdict, whats-her-name Smith, Cheney's Black Cloud, . . .
So even on post the prices went way up wicked fast.
Come on now, why make the troops pay twice!?!?!? Are you kidding me!?!?!?
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