Posted on Aug 10, 2016
COL Lee Flemming
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Over 73% of the American public had great or quite a lot of confidence in the military! Is the support a politically-correct reaction to known issues of non-support in the past, or are we now given an automatic bye for the decisions that are out of our control? Suicides, sexual assaults, CDC abuses, failed fieldings, and prolonged wars have done very little to tarnish our reputation! Thoughts?
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Col Dona  Marie Iversen
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Sir,

I believe the general population support the troops and have great confidence in the honorable folks that wear the uniform voluntarily, not the military as an institution.
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COL Lee Flemming
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Col Dona Marie Iversen you may have identified a dichotomy that we may subconsciously take for granted. "A vote against the military is a vote against the troops!!" How many times have we heard that one?
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SGT Jerrold Pesz
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I think that Col Iversen is right.
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COL Lee Flemming
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SGT Jerrold Pesz I agree also. Her observation is spot on!
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TSgt David L.
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I guess when you stack the Military against Congress and the White House cabinet it is an easy vote...!
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COL Lee Flemming
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True statement, but we are also beating doctors, teachers and policemen too...
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MSgt Nondestructive Inspection (NDI)
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I thinks cops are getting shit on in the main stream media quite a bit. Unfortunately some is deserved and some is not but the media seems to want to condemn all of them for the actions of a few bad people. Cops, like the military, is a cross section of society and occasionally some bad apples get through.
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COL Lee Flemming
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MSgt (Join to see) - Police officers have taken a really bad beat lately and it is definitely unfortunate!
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LTC Stephen C.
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Overall, COL Lee Flemming, I think the U.S. armed forces are in good shape, but for the ongoing diminutization process which I think is wrong with the current world political climate. I only wish I had as much confidence in our politicians as I do the armed services.
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COL Lee Flemming
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LTC Stephen C. well said and characterized!!
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