Loose lips sink ships, and we all know everyone in the capitol has a SEVERE case of "loose lips". When you see unit deployment orders, their MTOE, approx DEROS, and train up days on the internet, you have to ask "who's really working for who"? This was going on since Bush jr was in office, ran through Obama's time, and it's continuing under Trump. I'm not blaming a single one of them for this, but it seems that when you make some kind of "select or blue ribbon committee", the ability to STFU goes right out the window. A General speaking on our capabilities is like a smack in the face when you can't keep track of where your missiles are, the Airmen and women cheating on tests to stay qual'd, the lack of real promotion potential and you run your gums on something that will make the news quickly. I'm blaming the Service itself for this. Most data gathered is gotten from the UNCLASS networks, interviews, and the "required Chaffetz and Growdy show" or the "Pelosi and every dumb ass" who sits across her. If making America "great again" has to go through congress on both sides, we're not gonna make it anytime soon. Certain things are never mentioned in a public forum, and when we're speaking of WMD's, their conditions, the training, maintenance, and ability to intercept and destroy an attackers arsenal of weapons, we are now in a shitload of trouble needy individuals on both sides need to get a leg up on the other. On the otherhand, false reporting could actualy be a good thing, but be real, as much as Americans love to make themselves feel important even if your ONLY job is to stand in the bathroom offer hot towels, cologne, and shitty conversation, you'll hype it up to the point, it was you who gave the Code Red. Does mandatory death by powerpoint training apply to the senior staff at the pentagon, or just us? 50 a day. 50 individuals are loosing their minds looking at these dry ass slides they have nothing to do with, but those that should....aren't. Wherever mando training is happening, an entire surgical team, most of the mental health dept, and the MP's should be there.
It also is another way to make those who don't know about the weapons we do have get scared, make bunkers, volunteer to go to Mars, kill Santa Claus, share your last tub of peanut butter with your dog, and make congress give more money on a pet project like the crusader and F35 that don't do anything better than what they're replacing. At least the Crusader is done and not coming back.