Good post — spot-on target — but can I disagree strongly with just one sentence?
“For whatever the opinion of a lowly former NCO is worth...”
There’s no such thing as a “lowly” NCO.
Thank you for your service, Sir!
Thanks for the kind thoughts, Pastor. I sure felt pretty dadgummed lowly in Klinton's army, as opposed to feeling 10-feet tall and bulletproof like I did during the Reagan years, and at least appreciated while Bush was CinC...until the drawdown, that is. My hat's off to the folks serving in today's military...I couldn't deal with what they have to put up with.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
I think plans to phase out the Abrams were shelved when the Future Combat System was canceled.