The Pentagon is currently firing thousands of soldiers experienced in the field of battle due to mandatory spending cuts.
For example, around 2,600 captains and other officers have been told ‘take a hike’ after risking their lives for all of us a soon as they leave their posts in Afghanistan.
Obama is weakening our military in many ways. A couple of examples would be…in the past few years he’s fired 200 of our top commanders for flimsy reasons and has eliminated highly successful programs like the Tomahawk missile. While at the same time he’s hiring illegal aliens into the military that he’s firing experienced soldiers.
Why would you fire experienced soldiers and hire illegal aliens that look like they couldn’t even pass the physical exam?
No legitimate president would weaken our military under any condition.
The Pentagon is laying off thousands of military officers, including those serving or who have recently served in Afghanistan.
Defense Department officials said the reductions are the result of mandatory spending cuts imposed by sequestration and are part of their larger plan to reduce the number of U.S. soldiers from 520,000 to 450,000.
Roughly 2,600 captains and other officers have or will be laid off, with more expected, Fox News learned Friday.
The decision to send pink slips to soldiers overseas on active duty is dangerous and bad for morale, says retired Major Gen. Robert Scales.
“It puts the soldier, the soldier’s family and the men under his command at risk,” said Scales, a Fox News contributor. “Young officers look at each other and wonder who is next.”
He said the Pentagon made a similar move after the Vietnam War.
The Army said the draw-down plan “is a balanced approach that maintains readiness while trying to minimize turbulence within the officer corps.”
On Thursday, Gen. John Campbell told Congress that 1,100 soldiers, including some currently serving in Afghanistan, would receiving pink slips due to sequestration budget cuts to the Defense Department.
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HE IS TRYING TO DOWN SIZE OUR ARMED SERVICES BECAUSE OF MONEY.AND HE HAS SENT BILLIONS TO THE MUSLIM PEOPLE. SO THEY NEED TO KEEP ALL THE GUNS AND AMMO THEY HAVE.IF IT IS OK TO CARRY IT IN COMBAT IT SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE STATES.
Last time I looked it was Dubya and his puppeteer Cheney who started wars in Iraq and Afghanistan n thanks David for pointing the finger at the sequester— i wont mention which finger–:-)
The House of Representatives got 95% of what they wanted and they are the ones cutting off the money, not the President!!!!!!
Good more for the cause.
leaving us wide open
When the terrorists are finished with Israel they will be coming here and we certainly won’t have a defense. Hate to think of all that are slipping through the border now.
And Truman said “?”. If we did not have a toxic President we might have a Congress that could cooperate and compromise. But in todays world where lack of toleration is taught in schools by their ” do not tolerate policies”, any idea that not fully agree with the party in power is not tolerated. So the party which happens to be in control of either house of Congress does not tolerate debate or amendments. This fact is specially true in Harry Reid’s Senate where he blocks any House Bill that he knows he can not control the outcome and/or is in opposition to his parties ideas. Hence Gridlock.
No need to fire anyone I guarantee if they would just let soldiers end their contracts early thousands would walk
Yes and they live all over America so when civil war comes they will be the ones I want to help our family’s life
WERE THE SPENDING CUT SO THAT OBAMA COULD TAKE ANOTHER VACATION ON TAXPAYERS DIME