With the Military being gutted by the Commander and Chief, is it time for a Civilian Military?

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Response by SrA David Steyer made Dec 2 at 2015 2:12 PM

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I've seen people in the USAF say that for many units/missions if you switch to contractors and civilians you may see no difference...

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made Dec 2 at 2015 2:19 PM

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Sequestration was done by Congress. You are being disingenuous by placing blame solely on the Executive Branch.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 2:32 PM

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You should include a cost comparison of Military and their civilian contractor equivalent...that might be the first reason on why one would say no.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Dec 2 at 2015 4:24 PM

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*cough* The defense budget is determined by congress *cough*

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Dec 2 at 2015 4:29 PM

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We already have a Civilian Military.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 4:56 PM

2015-12-02T16:56:15-05:00

I think...

No-not touching this one with a ten foot pole.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 6:41 PM

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If the military has been "gutted", which I would dispute, it is because we are squandering a lot of hard-won experience by forcing out a lot of veterans who learned the hard way how to fight and win in recent conflicts. We can reinvest in equipment. New leaders bring different missions. But no amount of training will replace the practical experience that we are hemorraging.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 8:28 PM

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Misspelling in first sentence: I quit reading. Wish journalism wasn't dead.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 9:40 PM

2015-12-02T21:40:06-05:00

The Air Force Reserve has "Air Reserve Technician (ART)" positions. Your a civilian (GS) Monday thru Friday and one weekend a month and two weeks a year you are Airman, Sgt, Lt., etc.

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Dec 3 at 2015 1:51 PM

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I thought we did have one. It was called Blackwater, and how did that end up?

Response by SSG Audwin Scott made Dec 3 at 2015 1:53 PM

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Response by Capt Chris McVeigh made Dec 5 at 2015 3:33 AM

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Your linked posting is an incredibly biased opinion piece that contains very little factually useful information. You say it has nothing to do with political parties yet you focus entirely on Obama using fairly standard far right rhetoric. I'm not entirely sure what this is supposed to bring to the discussion so I'm just going to go with no, the American people should not arm themselves against the government and whatever made up invasion force you concocted.

RallyPoint is supposed to be a professional forum, I don't like seeing posts like this on here.