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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Obama wants to get rid of American troops and get his illegal army in place
The removal of Officers and senior enlisted and purging flag officers is by no means an accident it has been the SOP of tyrants for decades. You replace those loyal to the country, citizens and the Constitution with those who would do anything to be politically correct first.
Because these are his idea of great soldiers. He lost this election. Elect Rick Perry and I garuntee you he will put our military back together and put these ilegals back where they belong. Obama wants to defeat the USA with his ragtag army of misfits. Please take to heart the condition he has put this country in, and vet the candidates carefully.
We need to fire Obama & all his underlings who agree with him.
totally agree Janice simmple tax forms they are gone that is a start
Where is the eight trillion dollars that was missing?
He is weakening our country — again
Obama is putting America is a very dangerous situation. Our new Representatives will not be sworn in until January.
Things have gone too far now. There is nothing anybody can do to reverse obama’s actions or fix it. All we can do now is pray.
They’ll have more freedom to get the job done as civilians. If drug cartels can get all the fire power they want