Posted on 01/19/2025 5:48:39 AM PST by MtnClimber
It’s long been known that in the military, rank has its privileges, and none are more privileged than flag officers—generals and admirals. As it turns out, the most privileged of all is the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, a former general.
It has long been known Austin went AWOL for an unspecified “medical procedure. He didn’t bother to tell President Biden he was “out of the office” and incapacitated, nor did he bother to tell just about anyone else. Any veteran, and anyone actively serving in the military, understands being AWOL is a career ender. It’s just not something one does. It’s a betrayal of one’s sworn duty, of their oath and of those depending on their presence . The potential consequences of a Secretary of Defense just disappearing could be catastrophic. So of course, Austin apparently suffered no discipline for his vanishing act.
But now we learn Austin wasn’t AWOL just once, but no fewer than three times.
He violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act in December, 2023, in January, 2024 and again in June 2024. The Senate Armed Services Committee isn’t amused. From a letter they sent to President Biden:
For days in December, January, and June, no one in Congress or in your administration knew that Secretary Austin was unable to perform the functions and duties of the Secretary, or that Deputy Secretary Hicks was the acting Secretary…
At the time of these absences, your administration was still reeling from a Chinese intelligence and reconnaissance balloon sailing across the United States, Putin continued his violent and illegal war on Ukraine all the while rattling the nuclear saber, and violent Islamic terrorists and other Iran-backed extremists were ramping up for an historic assault on Israel, emboldened by your disastrous abandonment of Afghanistan.
The world was far from stable
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We salute the rank, not the man right Lloyd?
From one dead letter box to another dead letter box.
Yes. Recall & Court-martial. At minimum he gets hit with significant fine. A reduction in his retirement rank would seem to be in order.
LOL, I used that line quite a few times when I was a butterbar at Hahn AB. It seemed that Air Force senior NCOs had this notion that Army 2nd Lieutenants were not to be saluted.
I never took it personally, except for the fact that it occurred outside our barracks, in full view of my soldiers. Obviously, I couldn't let that pass.
It wasn't just me, but it happened to the other LT's in my battery.
General Officer is nothing more than a political appointment.
COURT MARTIAL HIM!!
When Austin had one his military uniform and all the medals and geegaws that were on it, he looked like a THIRD WORLD THUG DICTATOR!
I am often inclined to put the best construction on things. In this case Austin chose a path that would not cause alarm and would not inform any adversaries of weakness.
>donning flame suit<
“A reduction in his retirement rank would seem to be in order.”
E-1 sounds about right.
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It would have been superfluous to tell Joe he was going in for a cuttin’. But it would have been helpful to let his deputy and some of the Joint Chiefs know.
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