[Carley]

My son was in bubba’s army. PC dictated ALL promotions.

Race and gender before merit.

This did wonders for morale. Every officer who could leave, did so.

What you had left is what passes for leadership now.

[K-oneTexas]

I understand and agree. I have nearly 30 years stretching back to Bubba and before.

My comment was more to be in line with PC and terrorism which is what is being buried by both the GW Bush and B Obama Administrations.

Does anyone remember a Major Coughlin during the Bush years?

PC is killing us in the war on terror! You can not fight an enemy you can not even call by their rightful name.

Yes the Clinton years were bad for the military. E5’s and below actually qualified for Food Stamps and other welfare programs because of pay. Yes promotions were botched.

Been there. Seen it. Bur I really believe that as important as those wrongs were that need righted ... the wrongs being committed now will KILL us!

[Joe 6-pack]

During the clintler administration I was appointed as the investigating officer for a number of EO investigations (involving both race and gender issues). On some of these, I submitted negative findings and was told to go back and "look harder." In one investigation that happened three times, and while I was never directly told, "come back when you find something," the implication was certainly there.

In some cases there were issues, and others there weren't, but I always investigated such things as professionally as possible and reported my findings as objectively as possible. This was but one of a number of things over which I submitted my resignation.

[Delacon]

I hope that one bright side of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is that they are breeding a whole corp of officers that know, from experience, the realities on the ground and will buck the pc system.

[Paine in the Neck]

My son was in bubba’s army. PC dictated ALL promotions.

It goes back to Carter, at least.