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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What’s going on here? It takes years to form leaders. Poorly experienced leaders makes for poor morale and dissension in the ranks. This weakens the comradery and trust within the squads. We have great warriors and a tremendous fighting force within our military ranks. What is going to happen to this achievement in the future??
Unreal when is someone going to realize what this pos is doing to our country at a time like this. He’s doing it to make room for these illegals he’s criminally trying to grant citizenship so once again his illegals are taking american jobs. Wtf do something congress!
One thing I don’t understand is amid these firings to cut costs,I see on t.v. an add for army recruitment?
a sad time for America.
Hard to understand how thisislamist SOB is getting away with his actions to destroy our country.
The word is revolution folks we need to have a hanging and a barbecue in DC irregardless of party and we need the lobbyists and the bankers to be hanging alongside of them
The reason why is because still we all sit here and complain instead of taking it to the streets, uniting to call for impeachment or taking ANY KIND of action! That’s how he continues to get away with it all…
Remember while he is eliminating our arms, he is arming ISIS.
Firing patriots and hiring illegals, our president is POS.
American’s please wake the hell up. This person in our white house is not a president he is a commie bastard. He’s taking America down a piece at a time don’t let this happen.