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Originally Posted by Tree Potato
As a blue-suiter guest here, I've asked a similar question about my service, and share a concern overall for our sister services. It seems there has been a rash of issues pointing at deteriorating leadership skills and substance of leaders' character in recent years. Coupled with diminishing resources for the military during continued troubling times and the outlook isn't appealing.
A recent example: http://www.jqpublic-blog.com/losing-...uieted-airmen/
However, it may simply be that these issues have always existed to this degree, we're more aware of them due to modern communications, or we're more sensitive the further we grow in our lives and realize how significant these indicators are. |
All valid points, but in previous days we had more bench strength, more ships, and a military culture that wouldn’t tolerate poor leadership. An “indiscretion” would be dealt with quick and without regard for being PC. I’m not grieving over the good ol’ days, but I am concerned.
Is this kind of crap a DoD wide problem?
The SOCOM as a community has a leg up, in that candidates are vetted by veterans. Sure, a person can work up an application packet, do the PT, have the paperwork in order, all ship shape and Bristol fashion. But, when that individual gets into training he is being evaluated by veterans he is going to ship with in combat, future Team members and they are especially seasoned at smelling the fly shit in the pepper. A nice portfolio means nothing. If the guy doesn’t have the stuff he gets bottom blown. No great loss.
If this is a service wide DoD problem within the culture of our military, then the SOCOM warriors are going to go into a firefight without any back up except from a collection of PC bimbos and blanketheads. In other words, they won’t have any back up at all.
That's not right.