2Lt Spenser Rapone, Commie Ring Knocker??

[tonyz]

Commie agenda in Chicago with Rapone Cont’d...

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[Basenshukai]

Originally Posted by JJ_BPK

By By

No mention of an Article xx or Court Martial??

When he commissioned in 2016 he owed a commitment of 5 years (since he graduated from WP). Having not completed such commitment, isn't he supposed to pay that back ($$$) somehow? I mean, if an otherwise patriotic US Army soldier has to pay back the loss of a rucksack, or some other piece of equipment, why wouldn't a POS socialist have to pay back his education after plotting to subvert his country from within the military?

[Remington Raidr]

if he really was a super secret subversive burrowing into the military he would not have posted those stupid pictures. you are giving him too much credit, he is just another attention whore, ala Samantha Bee et. al.

[tonyz]

Originally Posted by Remington Raidr

if he really was a super secret subversive burrowing into the military he would not have posted those stupid pictures. you are giving him too much credit, he is just another attention whore, ala Samantha Bee et. al.

Concur - Rapone was an attention whore subversive - the easiest to catch...but he got pretty far considering...f#$king West Point...there couldn’t be smarter, lower profile subversive personalities...State department types...FBI types...Samantha Power types...Susan Rice types...naaaahhhh...that’s just crazy talk...

[JJ_BPK]

Originally Posted by Basenshukai

When he commissioned in 2016 he owed a commitment of 5 years (since he graduated from WP). Having not completed such commitment, isn't he supposed to pay that back ($$$) somehow? I mean, if an otherwise patriotic US Army soldier has to pay back the loss of a rucksack, or some other piece of equipment, why wouldn't a POS socialist have to pay back his education after plotting to subvert his country from within the military?

Yes,,
but WP has a sketchy history of ignoring their regs.
They have waved the commitment for Rhodes Scholars(Kris Kristofferson?) and foot ballers going Pro.

I suspect the skidds were well greased to make this happen very quickly and the OIC was told to make it happen with as little MSM as possible, to include avoiding any hint of UCMJ.

[frostfire]

Originally Posted by tonyz

Rapone listed as a speaker at upcoming Socialism conference in Chicago July 5-8

https://socialismconference.org

ETA:

About Conference - from web site:

Socialism 2018 is a four-day conference bringing together hundreds of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about Marxism, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today.

Every year, the Socialism conferences aims to be a place where activists can share lessons from their struggles—from the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign for Palestine to the fight for LGBT liberation, from the Fight for 15 to the struggle to stop the destruction of the planet, the fight against racism, and more.

With over 150 meetings, the weekend will feature left-wing authors and thinkers discussing the debates on the left today, as well as meetings on the hidden history of working-class and socialist struggles.

So join us in Chicago July 5–8, 2018!

Surely some patriots are documenting this event and logging every attendee.

I hope it does not get to the point of Indonesia in the 70’s as TS often mentioned
That became one bloody mess that has never been sorted out to this day.

[PSM]

Originally Posted by JJ_BPK

Yes,,
but WP has a sketchy history of ignoring their regs.
They have waved the commitment for Rhodes Scholars(Kris Kristofferson?)...

I don't think that was Kris. He was a helo pilot and a CPT who was assigned to teach at WP. He had gone to Oxford as an RS before the Army.

[WarriorDiplomat]

Originally Posted by Basenshukai

When he commissioned in 2016 he owed a commitment of 5 years (since he graduated from WP). Having not completed such commitment, isn't he supposed to pay that back ($$$) somehow? I mean, if an otherwise patriotic US Army soldier has to pay back the loss of a rucksack, or some other piece of equipment, why wouldn't a POS socialist have to pay back his
education after plotting to subvert his country from within the military?

The fact that West Point let him graduate with knowledge of his attitude does not surprise considering Obama and his leftist cabinet and the way he cleaned house with the Military.....I wonder how many of Obama's Generals are still serving or have left under the new POTUS?

My original reason for responding is Rapone not only stood for a ideology that was the opposite of our countries he really does not understand the bigger picture of why having a military presence overseas, the danger of these terrorist orgs, and the global economic scheme. I am not expecting a young officer to understand it completely but I do expect the loyalty to trust what we are doing has a much bigger purpose.....yes I lament about the bad leadership and the sychophants throughout the ranks....the difference is he has a childish version of the world and lacks the requisite maturity knowledge to understand his ignorance.....I have higher expectations for conduct and no tolerance for dishonor.

Global Economics-the main thing that drives the planet and does more to encourage self policing of governments and understanding economic stability that reduces poverty and disease

Security-the primary stabilizer in economic trade agreements and reduction of destabilizing threats that throws the country into turmoil and makes trade regardless of the value of the product unreliable.

Emerging threats to the world-The destabilizers many times become international threats to every single country and people

United States importance to the world- We are globally the most integrated, diverse nation on the planet and the shining light to the world

Projection of power-Having our military strong, capable and positioned to respond anywhere anytime keeps brutal freedom reducing willingness of state and non state actors seizure of other countries.......imagine the world if the superpowers closed their borders and allowed leaders like Kim Jong Un have free reign to seize power.

Resources- Having the presence to insure resources are available for markets and dangerous resources and abilities are recognized and countered....before destructive resources and technology are in the hands of a true Jihadist without accountability...the superpowers like the US owe peace to the world by providing that accountability and threat of reprisal

Representative Republic vs Tyranny.....Socialism is an Oligarchy which is tyranny in different degrees a republic on the other hand has scheduled peaceful revolutions every 2-4-6 years in which citizens have a say in government and representatives to fight for their interests. As complex as it is the representative republic has thus far been the strongest most stable form of governance.

Rapone and many others who seem to think socialism is good are those lacking understanding of how our system of government works and why it is better in protecting rights...the simple easy system socialism is much simpler to understand....they most of the time do not understand that we are not a democracy but simply use democratic processes....in fact it is the overuse of this one word Democracy as an American way without the deeper explanation of how we use it versus a true democracy and the fact the military uses the word interchangeably creates this confusion. Yes our system is complex the founding fathers crafted it to be revolution resistant and Tyranny resistant....Democracy is resistant to nothing and vulnerable to a silver tongued rhetoric master turning it into a dictatorship. I have heard fellow SF guys get confused by our political system and suggest it is too cumbersome I respond the genius is its the complexity that protects us from losing our freedoms by minority vote saying minority confuses them as well but having to explain that the minority are only the majority of legal voters not of the citizens affected.

[tonyz]

Well...we now know what happened to Rapone...


...he transitioned to Rapinoe.

[PSM]

I figured that this fit here.

A LTC(R) Jim Hickman who knew LTC, then MAJ, Vindman tweeted about his experience with him on an training exercise in Europe a few years ago:

I know LTC Alex Vindman from a Combined US-Russian exercise called Atlas Vision 12 in Grafenwoher, GE. He worked w/the Russian Embassy & I was assigned to the JMTC (Joint...


...Multinational Training Command), w/in USAREUR (US Army Europe). He worked coordination w/the Russian 15th Peacekeeping Brigade, & I was in charge of all Simulations planning, as well as assisting the USAREUR Lead Planner as the Senior Military Planner. The following...

...account of LTC Vindman's words & actions are completely accurate to the best of my recollection & have been corroborated by others. We interacted on several different occasions throughout the planning cycle, but it was during the actual execution of the exercise, that we...

...had an issue relevant to his recent testimony. As stated earlier, Atlas Vision 12 was conducted at JMTC in the VBS2 (Virtual Battle Simulations 2) Classrooms for Simulation. Vindman, who was a Major at the time, was sitting in one of the classrooms talking to the US &...

...Russian Soldiers, as well as the young Officers & GS Employees about America, Russia, & Obama. He was apologetic of American culture, laughed about Americans not being educated or worldly, & really talked up Obama & globalism to the point of uncomfortable. He would speak...

...w/the Russian Soldiers & laugh as if at the expense of the US personnel. It was so uncomfortable & unprofessional, one of the GS employees came & told me everything above. I walked over & sat w/in earshot of Vindman, & sure enough, all was confirmed. One comment truly..

...struck me as odd, & it was w/respect to American's falsely thinking they're exceptional, when he said, "He [Obama] is working on that now." And he said it w/a snide 'I know a secret' look on his face. I honestly don't know what it meant, it just sounded like an odd thing to...

...say. Regardless, after hearing him bash America a few times in front of subordinates, Russians, & GS Employees, as well as, hearing an earful about globalization, Obama's plan, etc...I'd had enough. I tapped him on the shoulder & asked him to step outside. At that point I...

...verbally reprimanded him for his actions, & I'll leave it at that, so as not to be unprofessional myself. The bottom-line is LTC Vindman was a partisan Democrat at least as far back as 2012. So much so, junior officers & soldiers felt uncomfortable around him. This is..

...not your professional, field-grade officer, who has the character & integrity to do the right thing. Do not let the uniform fool you...he is a political activist in uniform. I pray our nation will drop this hate, vitriol & division, & unite as our founding fathers intended!

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...680634368.html

(He later tweeted a correction to Atlas Vison 13 instead of 12.)

What's going on in the officer corps?

[Badger52]

Originally Posted by PSM

I figured that this fit here.

I don't know if it fit or not but it's a good reference and needs to be sustained in other conversations (online as well as FTF) as the Communists trot out their "character beyond reproach" witnesses for the 3-year running impeachment circus.

Thanks & Salud.

[exsquid]

I consider all FAOs suspect. My impression is generally guys who like collecting an Army paycheck but don't want to actually be soldiers.

x/S

[JJ_BPK]

Originally Posted by exsquid

I consider all FAOs suspect. My impression is generally guys who like collecting an Army paycheck but don't want to actually be soldiers.

x/S

Interesting, I was not aware of that as a career path.

By definition, I can see the position getting filled with people that are more political savvy than being CQB studs.

Subservient A$$-Kisser's just rolling off my tongue for some reason, but then I'm a VFOG with a mildly addled mind

Army Foreign Area Officer Program
By G 3/5/7 for STAND-TO!April 4, 2010

What is it'

The Army Foreign Area Officer (FAO) program, or career field 48, is made up of advanced degree holders skilled in particular languages and regional issues who can serve commanders and senior policy makers as political-military advisors, military attachAfAs and security assistance experts.

On March 10, 2010, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Army chief of staff, approved training for 96 new FAOs whose service is needed in South Asia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia.


https://www.army.mil/article/36860/a...fficer_program

[Trapper John]

Originally Posted by JJ_BPK

Interesting, I was not aware of that as a career path.

By definition, I can see the position getting filled with people that are more political savvy than being CQB studs.

Subservient A$$-Kisser's just rolling off my tongue for some reason, but then I'm a VFOG with a mildly addled mind

I think this ain't our Army any more Brother??

[Trapper John]

Originally Posted by PSM

I figured that this fit here.

A LTC(R) Jim Hickman who knew LTC, then MAJ, Vindman tweeted about his experience with him on an training exercise in Europe a few years ago:



https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...680634368.html

(He later tweeted a correction to Atlas Vison 13 instead of 12.)

What's going on in the officer corps?

Finest Kind post! Danka!