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Originally Posted by sinjefe
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...en-rep/?page=2
And this little "shocker" from Votel:
"One challenge will be indoctrination programs to make sure skeptical male commandos accept them."
WTF? I guess they think a bunch of SHARP type briefings will change everyone's mind. Or they plan on waterboarding everyone into submission.
And this from Elaine Donnelly:
“Men in special operations forces do indeed have another reason to feel stressed, for reasons worse than budget cuts and stepped-up deployments,” she said. “Vertical cohesion, meaning mutual trust up and down the chain of command, has been shattered by USSOCOM leaders who are failing to defend their interests at a time when Pentagon authorities are imposing social experiments that will cost lives and missions in special operations forces.”
Maybe she should be in charge of SOCOM.
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On top of that little gem, im sure most of you saw the new guidance on tax free re-enlistments, and the regulations for traveling to areas in which said SM could benefit from a tax free re-enlistment for a limited period of time. The new buzz phrase is that "pallet riding is NOT a valid reason".
So now we have to coordinate for 45 days in order to Re-enlist tax free?
Im guessing that someone has expressed concern that we aren't paying our "fair share".
Or maybe they are feeling the "bern".
Just another great example of how our leadership really has the best "interest" of its force in mind.
The lack thereof trust that most of us have for our senior leaders is borderline historic. Its pretty sad that the agenda of the administration has trickled all the way down to the team room level and has more of a negative effect on morale than anything I have ever seen.
At least during the Clinton years, when we didn't have money.........we didn't have computers either. Now we don't have any money, yet have to act as administrative specialists 80% of the time taking numerous CYA classes that are mandated and time out several times before actually spitting out a worthless certificate that sits in a file cabinet in Battalion awaiting inspection by someone who's employment is justified by placing an overemphasis on administrative tasks.