Jack:
THanks for sharing...similar to a couple others we've read recently.
Were fortunate in the Marine Corps that we still have some true Warrior
Leaders. That said, our Beloved Corps has also fallen prey to a lot of
the
PC BS that has infected our Military Establishment. Only the School Song
Singers will say otherwise. Could go on a rant, but.....
V/R & S/F,
Wayne
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From: ColonelJack Kelly [mailto:jak0302@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 3:43 PM
To: STOLZ Frank; MORRIS Wayne; DeBONA Andy; DELGROSSO Sean; MITCHELL Tom
Subject: Fw: What Happened to the Military?
We used to go to the Officers Club or NCO Club Stag Bar on Friday
afternoons
to drink, smoke and swap lies with our comrades. Think about this when you
read the rest of the letter below.
What happened to our Air Force/Marines/Army/Navy............. (or
Military)?
Drinking then became frowned on. Smoking caused cancer and could "harm
you."
Stag bars became seen as 'sexist'. Gradually, our men quit patronizing
their
clubs because what happened in the club became fodder for a performance
report. It was the same thing at the Airman's Club and the NCO and/or Top
3
clubs. Now we don't have separate clubs for the ranks.
Instead we have something called All Ranks Clubs or community clubs.
They're
open to men and women of all ranks....from airman basic to general
officer.
Still, no one is there. Gee, I wonder why.
The latest brilliant thought out of Washington is that the operators
("pilots?") flying remote aircraft in combat areas from their plush desk
at
duty stations in Nevada or Arizona should draw the same combat pay as
those
real world pilots actually on board a plane in a hostile environment. More
politically correct logic?
They say that remote vehicle operators are subject to the same stress
levels
as the combat pilot actually flying in combat. ----- REALLY...you're
bull-shitting me, right !!!???
Now that I've primed you a little, read on.
There are many who will agree with these sentiments, but they apply to
more
than just fighter pilots. Unfortunately, the ones with the guts to speak
up
or push for what they believe in are beaten down by the "system."
"Unfortunately there is a lot of truth in the following text - supposedly,
Secretary Gates had a force beating the bushes to learn who wrote this....
Where have all the fighter pilots gone?
Good Question.
Here is a rant from a retired fighter pilot that is worth reading:
It is rumored that our current Secretary of Defense recently asked the
question, "Where are all the dynamic leaders of the past?" I can only
assume, if that is true, that he was referring to Robin Olds, Jimmy
Doolittle, Patton, Ike, Boyington, Nimitz, etc.?
Well, I've got the answer:
They were fired before they made Major!
Our nation doesn't want those kinds of leaders anymore. Squadron
commanders
don't run squadrons and wing commanders don't run wings. They are managed
by
higher ranking dildos with other esoteric goals in mind.
Can you imagine someone today looking for a LEADER to execute that
Doolittle
Raid and suggesting that it be given to a dare-devil boozer - his only
attributes: he had the respect of his men, an awesome ability to fly, and
the organizational skills to put it all together? If someone told me there
was a chance in hell of selecting that man today, I would tell them they
were either a liar or dumber than shit.
I find it ironic that the Air Force put Brigadier General Robin Olds on
the
cover of the company rag last month.
While it made me extremely proud to see his face, he wouldn't make it
across
any base in America (or overseas) without ten enlisted folks telling him
to
zip up his flight suit, get rid of the cigarette, and shave his mustache
off.
I have a feeling that his response would be predictable and for that crime
he would probably get a trip home and an Article 15. We have lost the war
on
rugged individualism and that, unfortunately, is what fighter pilots want
to
follow; not because they have to but because they respect leaders of that
ilk. We've all run across that leader that made us proud to follow him
because you wanted to be like him and make a difference. The individual
who
you would drag your testicles through glass for rather than disappoint
him.
We better wake the hell up! We're asking our young men and women to go to
really shitty places; some with unbearable climates, never have a drink,
have little or no contact with the opposite sex, not look at magazines of
a
suggestive nature of any type, and adhere to ridiculous regs that require
you to tuck your shirt into your PT uniform on the way to the
porta-shitter
at night, in a blinding dust storm, because it's a uniform.
These people we're sending to combat are some of the brightest I've met
but
they are looking for a little sanity, which they will only find on the
outside if we don't get a friggin' clue. You can't continue asking people
to
live for months or years at a time acting like nuns and priests. Hell,
even
they get to have a beer.
Who are we afraid of offending? The guys that already hate us enough to
strap C-4 to their own bodies and walk into a crowd of us? Think about it.
I'm extremely proud of our young men and women who continue to serve. I'm
also very in tune with what they are considering for the future and I've
got
news for whoever sits in the White House, Congress, and our so-called
military leaders. Much talent has and will continue to hemorrhage from our
services, because wanna-be warriors are tired of fighting on two
fronts - -
one with our enemies, another against our lack of common sense.
Take it or leave it....that's just the way it is, no. if's and's or
but's...................
Worthy of passing on???
OK...........if not, shit-can it!