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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Good !!!! Than bring them home!!!!!! We need them more than ever…….
President Obola’s goal is to bring this Country down to a third world country status and he’s doing a good job of it without anyone stopping him. Doesn’t say much for the Congress or our Supreme Court Justices who should be protecting us and help make us stronger rather than weaker. This president is the worst ever!!!!
he is a sorry peace of ass
the hell with obama
cutting back on the military , illegal immigrants, racial disturbances, Ebola, school shootings (not real) never ending gun ban c**p, FEMA camps and ammo hoarding , muslims whining about everything offending them and a black muslim non citizen president that’s setting America for ………
Obols
The first that should be fired is Obama! They are are only making our country weak, this is what happens when those in charge have no respect for our military. This is a shame and disgrace!
It is time for the military to eliminate obammy and do all of America a favor.
Obama has to figure out how to build a military dumb enough to turn on American people, so fill up the military with people that don’t care about America.
And at the same time he has been hiring new personnel from foreign lands. Could it be that he expects these new recruits to support his illegal commands once he declares Marshall Law ?