"The plans of the next president are personal to the officers of the Pentagon, who are threatening to retire if The Donald becomes commander-in-chief.
Republican presidential candidate and business mogul Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to build up the U.S. military if elected president.
But it is not clear he will have the experienced commanders within the ranks to do it.
In the halls of the Pentagon, there is a different plan afoot for the Trump presidency. Here, officers are privately contemplating what they would do should Trump become their commander-in-chief. And more often than not, they proclaim they will leave.
“By 2016 I will have my 20 years in and can get out of here,” one military official said, referring to the amount of time a service member needs to collect retirement pay.
Spend enough time with a service member, and the topic of Trump comes up, always unsolicited. It is far less political than it sounds. Trump’s attack plans for the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS—his call to ban Muslims from the United States, his suggestions that cutting off the flow of information through the Internet can protect the homeland—many said, are an affront to the values they vowed to die to defend.
Each one of them took an oath to defend the Constitution, which protects the freedom of speech and gives Congress, not just one person, the power send the nation to war. They also swear to “obey the orders of the president of the United States.”
In other words: The plans of the next president are personal to them."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/16/pentagon-troops-it-s-us-or-trump.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page
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Republican presidential candidate and business mogul Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to build up the U.S. military if elected president.
But it is not clear he will have the experienced commanders within the ranks to do it.
In the halls of the Pentagon, there is a different plan afoot for the Trump presidency. Here, officers are privately contemplating what they would do should Trump become their commander-in-chief. And more often than not, they proclaim they will leave.
“By 2016 I will have my 20 years in and can get out of here,” one military official said, referring to the amount of time a service member needs to collect retirement pay.
Spend enough time with a service member, and the topic of Trump comes up, always unsolicited. It is far less political than it sounds. Trump’s attack plans for the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS—his call to ban Muslims from the United States, his suggestions that cutting off the flow of information through the Internet can protect the homeland—many said, are an affront to the values they vowed to die to defend.
Each one of them took an oath to defend the Constitution, which protects the freedom of speech and gives Congress, not just one person, the power send the nation to war. They also swear to “obey the orders of the president of the United States.”
In other words: The plans of the next president are personal to them."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/16/pentagon-troops-it-s-us-or-trump.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page
Hope this is different enough from other threads.
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In it's latest bit of "journalism," The Beast published this page turner about the political rants of officers in the Pentagon. There's a bright idea. Let's spout our political opinions in front of a reporter. The public respects us. In some ways it's because we are an apolitical arm of the government. I'm not sure it's possible to vent political frustrations without undermining what we stand for. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/16/pentagon-troops-it-s-us-or-trump.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page#
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HAVING BEEN APPOINTED A MIDSHIPMAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC; THAT YOU WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME; THAT YOU TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION; AND THAT YOU WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE ON WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER, SO HELP YOU GOD.
No where dose it says as long as I like , as long as I agree. We don't serve because we like, or agree with the Commander In Chief, in face I cant remember one instance where we stopped and asked ourselves, do I agree with this guys policies.... No we serve something much bigger than the person in office. THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. I didn't always like my Commanders or SGMs or PLT SGTs. That didn't justify me quitting in fact it did just the opposite. Quitting is easy, surly that's not what the O Corp has come to.
No where dose it says as long as I like , as long as I agree. We don't serve because we like, or agree with the Commander In Chief, in face I cant remember one instance where we stopped and asked ourselves, do I agree with this guys policies.... No we serve something much bigger than the person in office. THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. I didn't always like my Commanders or SGMs or PLT SGTs. That didn't justify me quitting in fact it did just the opposite. Quitting is easy, surly that's not what the O Corp has come to.
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