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

Tim McClellan — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:08:37 -0500

For more information on this subject click here: https://www.LinkedIn.com/today/author/12723661

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

SrA David Steyer — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:12:12 -0500

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

CPT Ahmed Faried — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:19:17 -0500

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

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:32:01 -0500

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

SFC Michael Hasbun — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:24:25 -0500

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

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

SSG Carlos Madden — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:29:06 -0500

We already have a Civilian Military.

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

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:56:15 -0500

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

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:41:07 -0500

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

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:28:32 -0500

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

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:40:06 -0500

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

SSG Warren Swan — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:51:52 -0500

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

SSG Audwin Scott — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:53:16 -0500

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

Capt Chris McVeigh — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:33:16 -0500

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.