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The Continuing Politicization of the Military
Bravo Blue ^ | 20 June 2024 | John Lucas

Posted on 06/21/2024 9:20:55 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Insignia and patches on a soldier’s uniform used to serve the purpose of telling you something about the military qualifications and experience of the soldier. Under the Biden administration, they can also signal whether a soldier ascribes to the Democrat party’s current political trends. The latest example of this is an Air Force commander’s approval of a “Pride Patch” for wear on military uniforms during “Pride Month.”

A glance at a soldier’s uniform can tell you a lot about the person including their current assignment, the unit they served with in combat, their time in service and in overseas deployments in a combat theater, campaigns in which they have served, and, sometimes, their performance in combat.

The patches and badges on a soldier’s uniform are not just informative, they are sources of immense pride in military assignments and achievements. For example, soldiers take great pride in being assigned to an elite unit, such as the Ranger Regiment, Special Forces, or the 82d Airborne, and proudly wear their patch or insignia on their uniforms. When you see a soldier proudly wearing a Ranger scroll as the patch on his right shoulder, you know he has served in combat with one of the most elite military units in the world.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: abominationmonth; military; pride; wokemilitary

1 posted on 06/21/2024 9:20:55 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Awww crap. What have they done to my Air Force???


2 posted on 06/21/2024 9:36:43 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: pfflier

Several years ago I met an Air Force colonel in San Antonio and wrongly assumed he was pro Trump. I learned some new vituperations. Military city USA is full of military folk that are thoroughly woke. It didn’t happen over night. I know there are some good military persons out there still but it’s cause for grave concern.


3 posted on 06/21/2024 9:43:41 AM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

That colonel was more interested in his first star than anything else and was on board with the BS.


4 posted on 06/21/2024 10:17:37 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: laplata

They want to make the world safe for perverts.

This is how empires turn into dumpster fires—everybody hates them, foreign countries and domestic folks who used to be patriots.

The new enemies patiently wait for their opportunities...even if it takes decades.


5 posted on 06/21/2024 10:22:24 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: pfflier

What Have they Done...?
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Even a Short list is Ugly FRiend.


6 posted on 06/21/2024 10:29:48 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Rummyfan

“ Air Force commander’s approval of a “Pride Patch” for wear on military uniforms”

A Fag Patch


7 posted on 06/21/2024 11:03:32 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: Rummyfan

The Butt Humpers Club


8 posted on 06/21/2024 11:05:09 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: Rummyfan

9 posted on 06/21/2024 11:23:16 AM PDT by rlmorel (In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
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To: laplata
Great article here: Wokism and the Military: Pete Hegseth's The War on Warriors
10 posted on 06/21/2024 11:29:33 AM PDT by rlmorel (In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
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To: cgbg

There are really no “new enemies”. Communism is very patient and it’s paying off.

Ike said it perfectly:

“We face a hostile ideology-global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method…”

President Dwight D. Eisenhower


11 posted on 06/21/2024 11:33:18 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: Rummyfan
It's only a matter of time before there's a Diversity Pin to be worn only by sworn members of the Democrat Party ...


12 posted on 06/21/2024 11:35:06 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Think of it as evolution in action. [Oath of Fealty - Pournelle and Niven])
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To: rlmorel

Thank you!

The comprehensive and choreographed attacks are coming from every conceivable angel 24/7/365.


13 posted on 06/21/2024 11:37:25 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: Rummyfan

Many are getting out of the military, and those who can’t right now are quietly making plans when they reach retirement. What is happening now makes me happy to have had to retire when I did. Of course I saw it all happening in the years prior. Absolutely heartbreaking.


14 posted on 06/21/2024 12:26:13 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: Rummyfan

This is an outrage!


15 posted on 06/21/2024 7:13:36 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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