Posted on Aug 7, 2015

New service chiefs confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Any insights concerning them?

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Lawmakers approved the Obama administration nominations of Lieutenant General Robert Neller to be the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Mark Milley to be the Army Chief of Staff, and Admiral John Richardson to be the Chief of Naval Operations.

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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad

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Sgt Tom Cunnally

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I only hope l these new leaders will not let the Obama Administration's Valerie Jarrett and Susan Rice try to force their policies on them. And I am curious to see how Gen Joe Dunford & Obama get along...

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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad

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https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/meet-lt-gen-robert-neller-nominee-to-be-the-next-marine-corps-commandant

Meet Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, nominee to be the next Marine Corps commandant. | RallyPoint

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, left, visits Camp Lejeune, N.C., on March 3. (Lance Cpl. Abraham Lopez, 2nd Marine Division Combat Camera/U.S. Marine Corps) Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, a veteran infantry officer who commanded troops in Iraq from 2005 to 2007, has been selected to serve as the Marine Corps’ new top officer, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Wednesday. The general’s nomination was announced in a news conference at...

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Sgt Tom Cunnally

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I don't know Lt General Neller so I watched his confirmation hearings on C-Span and he reminded me a lot of Lt General Lewis "Chesty Puller.... I was l glued to the TV in our Rec Room when Chesty was seen on the evening news & testified before congress about the Ribbon Creek incident when several recruits lost their lives at Parris Island The DI was S/Sgt McKeon who was found guilty at his Court Martial for this tragedy at Parris Island. And many changes in recruit training were implemented because of it

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