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Army Fires Officers After Ordering Them to Move
Fox ^ | June 30, 2014 | Amy Bushatz

Posted on 07/01/2014 8:31:09 PM PDT by george76

The Army last week began notifying about 1,100 captains that they will be purged from the ranks. The same fate is awaiting about 500 majors, who beginning this week will be told their active-duty careers are over. They're among nearly 2,500 officers and NCOs who will be involuntarily separated this year as part of an ongoing drawdown of forces.

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some officers who were let go are scrambling to find a home, as well as a job. Thankfully for the captain who's expecting his first child, his landlord is allowing him and his wife to continue to rent the house at their current location without any hassle. He just wishes the Army gave him more answers.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; bho44; bhodod; purge
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To: george76

We would like for them to separate in Texas. They’ll like it and we have special programs for vets who separate in Texas.

They are wanted here.


41 posted on 07/01/2014 10:07:51 PM PDT by buffaloguy
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To: george76
Let's see, is there a upside to all of this? First not only push for illegals to be given amnesty so that they can openly compete with Americans and legal immigrants for the scant jobs in one of the crappiest economies in decades, but then also decimate the military and throw even more job seekers into the mix. And no I didn't forget that mr. mulato is also bringing in tens of thousands more illegals to suck the life blood out of the taxpayers like the leeches they are! Yup that's a whole lot of hopeless change you have brought about mr. mulato, domo arigato you fudge packing cockroach.
42 posted on 07/01/2014 10:30:12 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: MeshugeMikey

“why are we not ALL in The Streets demanding this ALL STOP NOW??”

Haven’t you heard? Dear Leader sez all wars have been “completed”.


43 posted on 07/01/2014 10:34:41 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Jet Jaguar

One more correction: “Enlisted”. :)


44 posted on 07/02/2014 1:33:09 AM PDT by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
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To: cherry

It’s not a bloody purge, for God’s sake. Will you clowns calm down? It’s a RIF. People get totally screwed in these every single time. Higher level incompetence nearly assures it.


45 posted on 07/02/2014 2:37:26 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: redlegplanner

“Repeat of ‘91. I knew a guy who PCs’d to Korea, then got told 3 days after he arrived that he was RIF’d.”

Unfortunately, this is typical of any large bureaucratic organization. It happens because lots of different inside organizations are trying to meet their goals and sometimes those goals are at cross purposes. In the corporate world it isn’t unusual for Production to pay $200k to have a machine refurbished and updated only to have that machine sold as scrap at .02 on the dollar a week after it is up and running again. One would hope that there is involved leadership monitoring the inner workings of the various departments but my experience however is that leadership is more concerned with golf and internal politics rather than management.


46 posted on 07/02/2014 2:50:47 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: Gen.Blather
"One would hope that there is involved leadership monitoring the inner workings of the various departments..."

ROTFLMAO, far from reality. You are correct in your experience though. This RIF has been delayed twice because of the cluster f this is going to cause. Pentagon gave the Commanders in every branch the numbers to cut without any thought of reconstruction. Medical services got nailed in an area already short staffed for the work the Pentagon paper pushers demand. Hagel and the fools before him are one of the United States biggest trolls who deserve continuous contempt of those still putting their lives on the line.

Just because Hagel served is no excuse for either his incompetence or sycophant political posturing in one of the most destructive Administrations ever in terms creating long-term turmoil due to horrible policies.
47 posted on 07/02/2014 3:22:02 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: george76

Looks like we my have some good officers for the Revolutionary Forces.


48 posted on 07/02/2014 4:38:02 AM PDT by tbpiper
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To: george76

Echoes of Stalin.


49 posted on 07/02/2014 4:57:41 AM PDT by snowrip (Liberal? You are a socialist idiot with no rational argument.)
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To: george76

I went through the 91-94 drawdown in the AF. On the officer side they had to slash mostly O-3s and below. They first riffed all the reserve officers, which was about a third. Then they went after the prior enlisted with 20 years or more with the SERB. Then they reduced the promotion % to Major.

That was still not enough, they waived the service committal for Academy grads and others. They even had a limited 15 year retirement. Personnel has many management tools available to accomplish the downsizing, most are not pretty.


50 posted on 07/02/2014 5:13:04 AM PDT by Bruce Kurtz
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To: george76; Jet Jaguar

But we have billions upon billions for the Muslim brotherhood and Illegal invaders.


51 posted on 07/02/2014 5:39:38 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: george76; Jet Jaguar

But we have billions upon billions for the Muslim brotherhood and Illegal invaders.


52 posted on 07/02/2014 5:39:39 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: headstamp 2

Obama may have “Declared Victory” but America has yet to Surrender.


53 posted on 07/02/2014 5:59:27 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Bruce Kurtz

and it is always the OCS grads that take the first hit, not the Professional Officers that went to West Point and then rarely left stateside.


54 posted on 07/02/2014 9:10:34 AM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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