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Holding Ukraine accountable for the billions of tax payer dollars we have given them isn’t “Pro Russia,” good lord when did you leftists become so anti peace? I thought that was your mojo back in early 2000s. Also this Trump pro Russia nonsense was tried in 2016, failed then and will fail again. You all will never learn, hence why Trump destroyed Kamala who would have had this country on its knees pissing away money so Zelensky doesn’t have to actually have an election and potentially lose his grasp on power. Let’s see your tone when Zelensky comes crawling back because there are literally no other executable options than to rely on the United States. No longer do we have a kick me sign on our back under the blithering half wit.

Who the hell is this Liquid Guy? Isn’t he some fake retired general or something?

Rather have this dude than DEI Lloyd who fucked away Afghanistan, was in a coma while an active member of the NCA, no strategy on Ukraine, and wore a double Covid mask and face shield while in public.

Having worked in that arena, NATO certainly has its issues. EUCOM forces do 90% of the work, to include NATO’s own staffing. Not even going to cover the can of worms that is the discrepancy between our military and financial contributions despite being 1/31 countries in the alliance. That said, there are strategic advantages to being an active part of the alliance - just wish it wasn’t so slanted.

Sounds like she will do JUST fine! As will CQ, as will Slife and so on. Zero sympathy, even Slife said in his goodbye post that the President deserves Military Senior Leaders he can count on and share his vision.

Well she’s a democrat so it’s okay. Cmon bro! They couldn’t beat us in the election booth, they can’t beat us with logic, nothing left but this kind of crap. Anyone who has studied Noam Chomsky (avowed Marxist and mentor to She Clinton and Obama) understands the playbook.

You mean business as usual? Politics as usual wrt General Officer firings? That’s too reasonable and a Stoical response for a group of folks that need to be constantly outraged by something.

I just came here for @ClearedHot’s reaction.

There is plenty of waste in the DoD we can cut without affecting ops or military personnel, the DoD is by and large the largest culprit of waste in the USG; if any of you have served time on a staff you know I’m right. I’d also offer that homeland defense should be the #1 priority of a military - I’m pretty sure it’s codified as such even in the previous admin’s NDS. I suspect we will retrograde from Syria pretty soon and Iraq to follow. If we cut down on some of the foreign skirmishes we are consistently involved in, there is more than enough resources to defend the southern border from let’s call them what they are, invaders. Now, will it be clean? Absolutely not, I expect some malicious compliance and it will end up being much more complicated than it needs to be. I’m hopeful that the culprits of any malicious compliance get the boot.

Our nation’s quality of life wasn’t built on taxes.

Which conflict have we won since Desert Storm (if you can count that?) How did Afghanistan turn out? Bro it’s time for some change.

Biden couldn’t talk in complete sentences so kind of irrelevant there. Yes Trump is talking out of his a$$, but his intention isn’t wrong, plenty of worthless expenditures in the DoD - it’s become a jobs and industrial program more so than actual national security.

Didn’t get much better as a Wing Commander. Herk bros under him just about almost blanket partied him.

And if your boss is into dudes?

Whelp, maybe that’s why they always jack up orders and it takes them forever.

Dude exactly, when the E-9s push this crap, especially in a deployed environment, I tell them I assume that everything else must be going great, otherwise you have your priorities completely jacked up. When you are an E-9 or Commander, you only have so many “swings at the bat” to make meaningful impact, if you just wasted it on uniform wear then… Finally, and this instance is proof, E-9s only push this crap because they are enabled by their Commanders. Finally, I’m all about correcting folks if they look like a bag of a$$ in uniform, that doesn’t need command level guidance especially from the CSAF.

When factions of the Democratic Party hate this country through its foundations, and have actively pursued policies detrimental to this country, it is natural that the thought of making this country great would trigger them. Mental help is always an option.

Promote this guy ASAP!

Probably, Good god nobody here is supporting it, we just aren’t dumb enough to take it out of context.

Elon Musk is a Nazi? I’ve seen this floating around our disgruntled leftist friends. I can see the left hasn’t learned anything from the November 2024 beating. Taking photos out of context to insinuate your opponents are Nazis is what drove millions of people away from the Democratic Party.

You jest but this is probably the most accurate prediction. The halfwit can’t string a sentence together (hasn’t been able to since 2019), doubt he just woke up and decided to pardon Miley. His handlers made sure he did - which should scare anyone still in uniform how deeply entrenched the deep state is in the military. Can’t wait for DOGE to destroy the rot that has infested the DOD.

You clearly have not read the book and do not know what you are talking about. Know the dude personally, for those still in, USAF is in for a much better position compared to any of the last several secretaries or under secretaries.

Valid, Norty and Alvin are two CSAFs pushing this shit that both happen to be herbivores (which makes most of us AMC guys nauseous rest assured); but in fairness Wilsbach as current COMACC is not and he’s one of the most ardent perpetuators of this standards initiative; whilst former AMC commander said quote “I’m not doing that shit, I’m focused on keeping future AMC crews alive in the Pacific.”

Surprised this hasn’t come up yet in this forum. At what point on the trajectory to CSAF do they castrate you and remove your common sense making you completely out of touch with reality? The music makes it that much worse. BLUF - In ranks inspection(s) coming to multiple bases near you. What about this makes us more agile or lethal for GPC? https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4026100/csaf-gen-allvin-policy-and-standards-update/

He’s a micromanager so not surprised. Surprised a guy that can barely fit in his uniform was a Green Beret.