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.
Source: foxnews.com
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Aww, did my comment strike a nerve?!?! I thought this forum was called “Truth and Action”…SMDH
toyota
Where do I sign up for this to get out?
Why do all of us want a “Bed Time Story”. Either side gives us “Bed Time Stories”. Definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. Are we this insane. The past 40 years is proving we may be. It’s not about either party. It’s about the insanity of it all. The 12 Presidential Agendas at electcwspada.com stops this insanity. Do you dare take a look?
used then throw out thats the why they roll.then wonder why $#%&!@* happens from the inside
Ray Alex Ortiz wtf !!
people don’t realize it’s not just Obama, it’s also congress. he has to go through them to get permission, which contradicts his place as president, they would only enforce it cause it makes Obama look bad
Carlos Gomez
Yea our government has some issues. I DID my time in Afghanistan now all I can do is sit back and SMH
While I am 100% against giving pink slips to those still deployed so on top of the stressors of deployment they have the additional areas of knowing they will job hunting after they get back, that bit about illegal immigrants and the MAVNI program are full of misinformation. I am currently assigned as a recruiter for next two years and it absolutely does not allow illegal immigrants to join and has very specific criteria. As most of the immigration talk is about the problems with our southern border, those immigrants, legal or not, will never be eligible for MAVNI due to Spanish not being a language in demand for the program.