The Pentagon was bombed by the very same
al Qaeda that now is running them.
Is there not one adult in the US Pentagon?
Not one?
No Sir. It seems there is not a single adult in the upper ranks of the Pentagon any more. The bureaucrats have taken over with their CYA stuff.
I’ll give you an example. Last time I took a team out (2011), we were co-based. Always like that, you guys get a lot better food than we do, and food is almost as important as movie nights during the down times. You got some wickedly good tech as well. Far better than the stuff we get to play with.
The base CO - an American officer on his fifth deployment, had 3 full binders of the RoE. Say 700 pages, maybe 800? Small font, too. Micromanagement city. Couldn’t believe what I were looking at. Poor sod were drowning in paperwork every single day.
Our RoE was a single sheet of paper which basically boiled down to “Do what it takes, but try not to commit any major atrocities. Those are a pain to deal with.” The paperwork was along the lines of “Send more ammo and we need an extract for a wounded soldier.” A lot simpler. Our brass trusted us. No micro management needed.
(on a side note - I know there are problems with the VA system, they have been well publicized, but if anyone ever disses the primary care to me - the pain flights and the immediate, life saving surgery - we will have words.)
I just don’t get it. Having worked with US forces (Army, Air Force and Rangers) since 1985, I am impressed. Your guys are trained good. Not going to say great - unit rivalry takes it’s toll! Equipped second to none, without question. Proud, decent, usually a damned good laugh. Yet it’s like grabbing a Formula 1 Ferrari and entering it in a tractor pull as far as the dead weight of the Pentagon is concerned.
Sorry, mildly rambling, tired here. But can anyone explain that to me please?
I’m willing to bet that neither of them signed a Non Disclosure Agreement prior to participating in those VTCs.