Posted on Feb 17, 2014
Which President has made the most impact of the military during your time in service?
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For those of us who have served during multiple presidents, I ask which one has impacted the service the most during your time.<div><br></div><div>Rule 1: try not to bash.</div><div><br></div><div>Rule 2: remember tact.</div><div><br></div><div>Mine is George W. Bush. His impact on me has forever changed my life with his response to 9/11, and the invasion in Iraq which I have taken part in multiple times.</div>
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<p>George W. </p><p> </p><p>He actually takes the time to talk to Service Members. I had a friend stationed at Walter Reed in 2003, and she met him at some White House dinner that she was chosen to attend. She said that as he walked by her table (which was nothing but E-4 and below) he stopped, grabbed an empty chair, sat down with them, and proceeded to have a 30 minute visit with them. I've had a few friends actually meet him and they've all said the same thing, that he's very down to Earth and has nothing but respect and gratitude towards everyone in uniform. You haven't heard a lot of that with our current administration.</p>
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I served under Carter and Reagan. Can you find more polar opposites?
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SGT Jason Doyle
I served under Clinton, Bush, and Obama. Bush was by far the best Commander in Chief of the three.
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Toss up for me having served under 5 POTUS's...Reagan, Bush-41, Clinton, Bush-43 and Obama....Reagan for the build-up of equipment and pay and "Dubya" for the manner in which he always respected the military, and his commitment to stopping terrorism (yes I know people fault him for Iraq, but I believe we should have finished that under his dad any how).
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MSG Jose Colon
I agree. In the 90's it was a massacre. When my old Bn Commander tried to motivate us by having to say that he would recognize that we were over extended/over worked when he found himself pulling motor pool guard, that to me is a lot. George W's respect for the troops can be seeing in his eyes. Reagan has my complete respect when he challenged the Russians to tear the wall down. I haven't seeing that level of commitment and or respect ever since. I am not saying that W was perfect because he was definitely not, we are not talking policy here.
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