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Why Can’t the Secretary of the Army be a Veteran?
Washington Free Beacon ^ | Sept. 23, 2015 | Aaron MacLean

Posted on 09/25/2015 6:16:12 PM PDT by Twotone

Looking at the results you would think the results of the Military Times survey of troop morale couldn’t possibly be accurate.

Released last December, the numbers were brutal. In response to the statement, “The senior military leadership has my best interests at heart,” only 17% agreed, down from 53% in a previous survey conducted in 2009.

As for, “Overall officers in the military are good or excellent,” only 39% agreed, down from 78% in the 2009 survey.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; morale; troops; veteran
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To: Twotone
President Trump’s Cabinet

Jefferson Sessions as Vice President

Department of State, (return INS.) – Donald Rumsfeld
Department of Justice – Rep. Steve King
Department of Treasury, (includes former Homeland Security, (Customs) – Carl Icahn (Offered and Accepted)
Department of War, (change the name back, include VA function.) – Gen. James Mattis
Department of Interior, (includes legitimate functions only of former Transportation, Homeland Security (Border Patrol,) and Energy Departments) – Gov. Palin

Department of Labor and Commerce – ELIMINATE
Department of Health and Human Services - ELIMINATE
Department of Homeland Security – ELIMINATE
Department of Education – ELIMINATE as proposed by The Donald, 9/23/25 at a Columbia, SC Town Hall with Sen. Tim Scott.
Department of Energy – ELIMINATE
Department of Housing and Urban Development – ELIMINATE
Department of Veterans Affairs - ELIMINATE
Department of Agriculture – ELIMINATE
Department of Transportation - ELIMINATE

This proposed model has the President directly managing six subordinates which is optimal.

In non-cabinet level jobs

Sheriff Clarke should be FBI Director
Michelle Bachman as IRS Commissioner under Secretary Carl Icahn in Treasury
Admiral James A. “Ace” Lyons as Undersecretary of War - Navy Branch.
LTC Allen West as Undersecretary of War – Army Branch.
Lynnette “Diamond” Hardaway and Rochelle “Silk” Richardson would be great as President Trumps Co-Press Secretaries.

21 posted on 09/25/2015 7:40:14 PM PDT by ASA Vet (My new Zombie Gun - Mossberg 930SPX)
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To: PROCON

I heard he was a veteran rump ranger as well.


22 posted on 09/25/2015 7:57:43 PM PDT by BBell
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To: PROCON
Wrong. A Veteran Secretary of the Army would know first hand what the Troops want and need, from personal experience.

I was being sarcastic.

Of course, a Secretary of the Army should be 110% committed to preserving the health and history of the Army, and to ensuring that it is always the best and strongest Army in the world.

23 posted on 09/25/2015 8:11:58 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: Steely Tom
Sorry Tom....LOL, I haven't figured out ALL you sarcastic FReepers yet.

Yeah, it would be like putting an English Professor as head of the Math department at Hahh-vard.

24 posted on 09/25/2015 8:22:33 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: Twotone

Let’s see. Young men and women want to join up to fight a war against evil. They instead find out that they are part of a world police force, focused on being kinder and gentler to our enemies. They are foced into PC groups and manliness is not encouraged.
They are then led by cowardly officers who look to simply kiss the right behinds and make rank.
What’s not to love. Pathetic.


25 posted on 09/25/2015 9:22:30 PM PDT by vpintheak (Man up and bring it politicians!)
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To: centurion316

“These jobs are a place to reward party political hacks...”

Yes. Vets generally don’t have $100,000 spare cash laying around to donate to politicians.


26 posted on 09/25/2015 10:18:29 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: Twotone

Because our magic negro is a closet homosexual and is pushing the homosexual agenda.


27 posted on 09/26/2015 5:19:53 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
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To: Joe Boucher

Sodomite Ping.


28 posted on 11/08/2015 1:54:08 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: centurion316

Marshall from Georgia, Hamburg from California, Boswell from Iowa; there are plenty of combat veterans who would have made a credible Secretary of the Army. Obama wanted a rectal representative and that’s what he got.


29 posted on 11/08/2015 1:56:14 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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