I don’t care what the Rules of Engagement are, you aren’t fit to wear the title - United States Marine, if you don’t say my career be damned, I’m not letting a fellow Marine die. I’d gladly make my case to an empaneled jury and even if found guilty, I could live with the consequence knowing I saved the lives of 4 brothers.
I have a feeling it’s only going to get worse. I have a feeling political officers aren’t too far down the road to ensure no one strays away.
Yes, but it sounds like this was one of those joint operations. Arty was to be provided by the 10th Mountain Division. They didn’t even have the right shells on hand. Will the Commandant make a stand and say “no more,” Marines will support Marines?
“I don’t care what the Rules of Engagement are, you aren’t fit to wear the title - United States Marine, if you don’t say my career be damned, I’m not letting a fellow Marine die.”
You are right. Iraq and Afghanistan has taught a whole generation of soldiers that the enemy should be given every opportunity to kill you before you are allowed to kill them.
The entire command structure that allowed this to happen needs to be removed - since they didn’t have the good sense to resign in the face of this inevitable result.
Politics in the military is the enemy’s greatest ally.