Election 2020: Presidential Candidates Answer MOAA's Questions

Thank you my friend MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. for posting . By the way I am a life member of MOAA.

Joe Biden on Defense Spending - he seems to forget that wars tend to require military forces - strategic leverage to occupy or control strategic areas on land or sea.
"We have to make smart investments in technologies and innovations — including in cyber, space, unmanned systems, and artificial intelligence — that will be necessary to meet the threats of the future. We have to move away from investments in legacy systems that won’t be relevant for tomorrow’s wars, and we have to rethink the contributions we and our allies make to our collective security."

Military Pay
TRUMP: Our most precious resource remains our great men and women in uniform. In my administration, servicemembers experienced their biggest pay raise in a decade and I have voiced opposition to smaller pay increases. Pay is not just about compensating our incredible servicemembers for their service and sacrifice but about ensuring we recruit and retain exceptional talent in our ranks.

Biden is focused ensuring each service member is a member of the middle class. That is a strange focus which seems myopic.
BIDEN: We need to ensure that our military pay raises keep pace with increased costs of living. In my administration this will be a high priority. ... Despite consistent pay increases in recent years, some military families are still struggling to make ends meet, and even report food insecurity, lack of quality child care, and poor financial health. That is totally unacceptable.
.... As president, I will work aggressively to update the federal workforce compensation framework for servicemembers, so that the government leads the way in ensuring that hard-working families can attain a middle class life, and I will support legislation that will, in the meantime, provide an additional allowance for military families living below the poverty line.

Jorgensen displays cognitive dissonance

JORGENSEN: The bold reduction in military spending I propose would provide the budget flexibility necessary to ensure that military personnel are adequately compensated so that we will retain the best and brightest troops and officer corps.


Biden on Military readiness and draft registration for women. He seems focused on using the military to be at the forefront of men and women being treated equal. That sounds noble but it is not directly relevant to military readiness.
BIDEN: The United States does not need a larger military, and we don’t need a draft at this time. The all-volunteer force has been a source of strength for decades. I would, however, ensure that women are also eligible to register for the Selective Service System so that men and women are treated equally in the event of future conflicts.

There is much more I could say but I think this gives a sense.

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Much better. Trump does a better job and crazy old Uncle Joe's handlers wrote responses that make it clear we are in deep kimchi if he becomes POTUS.