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There’s a saying in pilot world. “You don’t know you’ve lost situational awareness until you regain it. And sometimes, it’s too late.”
America’s Air Force has been led for three decades by generals raised and housed in a paradigm that is bureaucratic, unprincipled, and padlocked on budgets rather than people.
As a result, our Air Force is in deep shit. And as a result of that, so too is our defense.
The season of change in our politics creates opportunity, and therein flickers faint optimism. I believe certain reforms will matter more in this moment than others. I suggest one such reform here.
(and that goes for the Army too, IMO)
America’s Air Force has been led for three decades by generals raised and housed in a paradigm that is bureaucratic, unprincipled, and padlocked on budgets rather than people.
As a result, our Air Force is in deep shit. And as a result of that, so too is our defense.
The season of change in our politics creates opportunity, and therein flickers faint optimism. I believe certain reforms will matter more in this moment than others. I suggest one such reform here.
(and that goes for the Army too, IMO)
We Need Different Generals
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General Officers
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The cuts to base military hospitals, physicians, and nurses also hurts readiness.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Administrators find military medicine to be one of the most expensive departments in the peacetime military. What they fail to realize is that eventually, just about every one of us takes our skills to the civilian side. I retired three years ago, and it is rare that when I walk into a hospital that I am not the most experienced and well-trained RN in the facility, and that comes from the Army Nurse Corps. The money the Army spent on me is being returned to the community.
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Maj Robert Thornton
Without a doubt MAJ Byron Oyler. The other aspect is that you have a medical cadre that can deploy with the troops.
I remember in the early eighties with the Cuban refugee crisis in Florida, our ATH (air transportable hospital) from Shaw AFB, was sent down to handle the medical needs of the initial influx of tefugees.
I remember in the early eighties with the Cuban refugee crisis in Florida, our ATH (air transportable hospital) from Shaw AFB, was sent down to handle the medical needs of the initial influx of tefugees.
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I love it! Talk about throwing bombs. On time and on target. Do we need folks who know the budgets? Yes. Should it be the Generals every second of the day? Nope. I guarantee Hap Arnold gave a crap about budgets even after his wars. Omar Bradley didn't either, I'll bet. But the current crop of politicians in uniform do.
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Interesting perspective, and entirely more concerned with budget and dress rather than operational success at all levels IMHO...
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