Surely the new emphasis on embracing the Sodomy will help though?
Gotta make room for Obama’s cronies.
I hear tell there are Iranian subs, not to mention pirates, in the Red Sea. Otta give them a mission. Something “real” to do.
As I searched for a photo in my computer library recently, an image jumped off the screen at me and brought to mind a personal incident highlighting our current problem and, not incidentally, reminding us that July 4th is not just about hot dogs and beer. We should pay homage to men such as these each and every day.
I awoke one morning during a 2005 cruise as we pulled into Nassau and looked out the porthole to see two US Arleigh Burke class destroyers next to us. After breakfast, I strolled out onto deck 7 and got goose bumps when I noticed the shamrock on the stack of one of them. Thinking I knew what boat she was, I walked aft to catch a view of the transom of that boat. I was right. It was the USS THE SULLIVANS!" The goose bumps intensified as I recalled the story of the five Sullivan brothers who INSISTED that they be allowed to serve together and, persisting in the face of a naval regulation prohibiting it, were assigned to the USS Juneau when she was sunk on November 13, 1942 at Guadalcanal. 4 boys died instantly and the 5th son died at sea either from his injuries, a shark attack or exposure.
THEIR MOTHER RECEIVED ALL 5 TELEGRAMS FROM THE NAVY ON THE SAME DAY!!!!
I related the story to several of those on deck with me who were also checking out the destroyers. I was greeted with BLANK STARES of disinterest. I wanted to grab one guy by the stacking swivel, hoist him off the deck and scream that it was men and ships such as that which make it possible for A**HOLES like him to enjoy a peaceful cruise around the Caribbean. Not wishing to spend the rest of the voyage in the brig, I contented myself with muttering "a**hole" as he wandered off in search of another buffet.
And in a sign of the times, both ships had armed sentries posted fore and aft in Nassau, an ostensibly friendly and safe port. But then, Aden was also considered safe at the time the USS Cole (also a Burke class destroyer) was attacked. And I believe that, unlike the guards on the Cole -- and the Marine sentries in Beirut years earlier -- THESE guys were locked and loaded with orders to fire for effect!
If you noticed the publication that this article came from; the Navy or SOMEONE can’t spell, either.
Stras & Stripes
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This is simply ‘weeding out’ those who have a backbone and probably are adamantly against the homosexual agenda. (IMHO)
It's been on the downturn since Gulf War One. Pay no attention to the sitting BIPARTISAN BUFFONS in congress and POTUS ignoring the fact during the past 20 plus years. If anybody wants to do the looking our entire military since 1989 has deliberately been placed on a downturn course. The GOP being the DEMs enablers even as far as Clinton's cuts. For 6 solid years the GOP two house majority did nothing to counter cuts under Clinton.
For six years a two house GOP majority under GW Bush as well did nothing to fix anything. Neither party gives a Tinker D about our military and the numbers show it as well as the policies.
He did TWO bad things here. First, he fired on a civilian ship. Second, he fired on a ship that he thought was the target and DIDN’T hit it.
The same thing happened in Tac Air several years ago. Because the commitments are longer the year groups are different, but we saw a lot of COs in the fighter community getting canned for cause, and they were some real freaks. A lot of their talented peers had jumped to the airlines when they were hiring in the mid to late 90's. The two Whidbey COs getting the axe for DUI is an statistical anomaly for two in one year, but that and fraternization are the most common cause .
Too much social engineering and CYA paperwork to pay attention to discipline and mission.
Many years ago I was in a luncheon group that met monthly to talk about world events and to hear special speakers. Among our attendees were Arleigh Burke, Ben Morrell, Dan Galley, once John McCain JR (Senator’s father, then CINCOMPAC), once Middendorf, possible Radford, and others.
Another acquaintance was Capt. Harris, intelligence office for the USS Pueblo.
Where have our leaders gone?
Admiral saying they should have been live rounds?
I was aboard USS Laws, DD558, for a 2 week training cruise in 1963.
During gunnery practice off San Francisco, a frantic message was recieved of shells hitting all around a Japanese frieghter. She was 180 degrees away from our target...OOPS!
We also managed to royally PO the air crew towing the 40MM AA targets...we chopped off the tow cable about 10-12 FEET aft of the towing airplane...OOPS!!
After a port call in Eureka, CA, one of our escorts sideswiped a Japanese lumber freighter in the foggy harbor, shearing the escort’s lifeboat davits off one side, among other extensive damage to both the ships...OOPS!!!
A summer cruise to never be forgotten, AND I got PAID to take it! Gotta love the Reserves!
A Cmdr. doesn’t make a stupid mistake like that — not if he has attained the rank of Cmdr. Of course — a Captian never makes video’s like that Captain did last year either and attains the raink of Captain.... Is our Navy THAT screwed up?!
Still, with so many command officers being pushed out, this looks like a purge of some sort. By whom? To what end? That would tell us alot.
IF it’s the Navy, tightening up the ranks and getting rid of troublemakers that heretofore had been “protected” or “overlooked” for some reason, that’s one thing. HOWEVER, if this is some kind of political or Agenda-driven move from outside the Navy, to put the “right people” in place for any future plans or curcumstances — well, suffice it to say that would be neither welcome nor encouraging. But it’s something We The People have a NEED to know, don’t you think?
With douche bags unprofessional leaders like Dan Holloway in charge, I'm not surprised.
Bump
Ubama is purging the Navy of commanding officers who aren’t on board with the sodomization of the military.
There’s a quota for faggot officers now.
What’s bad is they didn’t hit either target...