When a Marine General speaks out, one would be wise to listen, and when a Marine warns the nation about our national security, one would be insane to not listen.
Luckily, many were listening when General John Paxton, who serves as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, stated before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the branch might not be ready if they need to defend the country from a sudden threat. He further warned that the Marines could very well face high casualties and fail to stop possible enemies.
Speaking along with leaders from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, Paxton said the branch does not sufficient training and equipment to maintain the ability of servicemen to fight. He added that he is worried “about the capability and capacity [of the Marine Corps] to win a major fight.”
That such an assessment is being made at all should shock Americans, but that it’s being made by a high-ranking official of the Marines should shock them into action.
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Of course, this creeping malaise within our armed forces is no surprise. Paxton is only the latest military leader to call attention to the weakening of the military. It’s part of a deliberately-planned policy of the Obama administration to degrade servicemen’s ability to mobilize and defend the US from attack:
“’All of our intelligence and communications battalions…would be unable to execute their full wartime mission requirements if called upon today,’ he said.
The aviation units are faring no better, Paxton said. Approximately 80 percent of Marine aviation units lack the amount of ready aircraft that they need for training and to respond to an emergency, he said.
Paxton was repeatedly questioned about the Marines’ ability to respond to contingencies after the high number of training accidents its aviation squadrons faced in the last year. The collision of two Marine Corps’ CH-53 Super Stallions off the coast of Hawaii in January raised questions whether budget cuts were leading to a higher number of pilot and crew deaths.
On Tuesday, Paxton said the service is looking at whether there is a connection.
‘We are concerned about an increasing number of aircraft mishaps and accidents,’ he said. ‘We’re looking to see if there’s a linear correlation. We know historically that if you don’t have the money and you don’t have the parts and you don’t have the maintenance, then you fly less. We call it ‘sets and reps’ – you need sets and repetitions to keep proficiency up there. So we truly believe if you fly less and maintain slower there’s a higher likelihood of accidents. So we’re worried.’”
Source: Stars And Stripes, Truth And Action
DAMN IT, Truth And Action!! The photo in your post is a freak’en Army general!!!
Here is a photo of General John Paxton, Jr., United States Marine Corps. Please be advised, many people have learned that insulting U.S. Marines has proven be dangerous to ones health since November, 10, 1775. SEMPER FI
better get ready because it’s going to be right here in the united states. we need our troops back home to help protect us.get the troops ready we the american people are ready to back them up.
Not if Obama iis there. and there isn’t much of a Army there to defend much thanks to Obama. That’s why we need Trump for potus
Once you take the oath it is always good I took mine in 1973
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Thanks obadman.
Obama has our military’s hands tied, he is putting his plan into effect, but never forget every American patriot is behind our military , and every blade of grass
WE SHALL KNOW THEM BY THEIR ACTIONS ! ! !
Take off the blinders America ! ! PLEASE !
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS !
TRUMP ALL THE WAY TO THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE !
General pictured is NOT a marine
Well we better get ready cause it will more than likely be on american soil