google this genius, there are military change of command ceremonies for “long planned” changed of command with parties and ARCOMS or MSMs pinned on etc.
Not having your XO put you under arrest 30 seconds after you have given an order to go rescue the guys under attack in Libya.
You must be an obamambot
Kip Ward is one of Holder's people. Leon the Nancy-boy is trying to save Kip's retirement.General Carter Ham had to clean up behind
Gen. William E. Ward of formerly of AfricaCom being
Court-martialed for mis-aprepriation of funds.
“You must be an obamambot” ~ yldstrk
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Just like Jennifer Griffin - National Security Correspondent for foxnews http://bit.ly/QnMLBV
Jennifer Griffin:
“Rumors Gen Carter Ham relieved of command over Benghazi NOT true, according to multiple well placed sources. Long planned change of command.”
https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/262499643592699904
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Major shake-up coming soon for top military officers
http://www.stripes.com/news/major-shake-up-coming-soon-for-top-military-officers-1.141992
ByKevin Baron
Stars and Stripes
Published: April 26, 2011
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Ace of Spades 10/27/12
http://minx.cc/?post=334311
“....There are also some rumblings about the General Ham’s replacement as Commander of Africa Command being announced this week. If you look at the history of combatant command tours they are usually about 2-2.5 years and this announcement is well within that window. Ham’s replacement was simply named, he still must be confirmed by the Senate and then there’s usually a few months until the actual change of command.
There are a lot of unanswered questions but trying to fill them in with crazy speculation doesn’t help anyone.
Added: There’s also a story going around (sorry, no links for nutty conspiracy theories) that General Ham was about to disobey Obama’s supposed “stand down” order and was removed from command by his second in command.
Apparently it was only double-secret probation or something.
General Ham is not quite 61 years old and so has three years left before mandatory retirement age of 64. General Ham has been commissioned for 36 years but did serve as an enlisted man prior to gaining his commission, so he might have the mandatory retirement 40 years of service.
Commanders for Combatant Commands (COCOMs) typically serve no more than 2-3 years in the position depending on when they plan to retire. GEN Ham took command of AFRICOM in Mar 2011 so by the time the confirmation and change of command ceremony of GEN Rodriguez happens, Ham will have served at least 2 years in the position.
Most flag or command positions usually don’t have tours longer than two years. You can look up most senior level military officers on the internet and see that the majority of their tours rarely went beyond two years.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
The malicious stupidity of conspiracy theorists
http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-malicious-stupidity-of-conspiracy.html
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Four-star FAIL: Army’s worst tweeters
December 29th, 2010 | Outside the wire | Posted by Joe Gould
“Gen. Carter Ham, the next commander of all U.S. troops in Africa, and chief of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” study, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of Training and Doctrine Command, both made the influential Danger Room‘s worst military tweeters list. ....”
bttt