Posted on 03/30/2019 9:32:40 AM PDT by jazusamo
You've probably never heard of Dave Berger.
President Trump nominated him on March 27 to be the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps. I met him when we were both assigned to Camp Pendleton, and I remember his deep interest in mastering the Corps's tactics, logistics, and weapons systems. From the beginning of his career, he showed a quiet devotion to the Corps's excellence.
His career is filled with aggressive, on-the-ground combat, including leading a regiment at Fallujah and a division in Afghanistan. He is one of America's best and most experienced combat commanders.
The Berger nomination is in contrast to past leadership at the FBI and the CIA. Infamous FBI managers such as James Comey, Andrew McCabe, and Peter Strzok were never devoted to crime-fighting, the fundamental purpose of the FBI. They promoted themselves through building relationships in Washington, D.C. They have never exposed themselves to physical danger.
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His first/highest priority is to support his Commanding Officer, President Donald Trump!
The Marine General who said that needs to be retired.
A graduate of Tulane.
Sort of like an eagle sitting on a perch eying some prey.
“The general in question had an incomplete quote taken out of context.”
Truth spoken here.
And for the next 3 or so years plain hamburger down at the gedunk will be referred to as a general burger...
We had an ops boss named Mr. Stiffy, the crew was relentless... then there was Seaman Donkerslute... gawd awful name to have on a tin can.
Stop the transgender fiasco.
Uncalled for comment. He earned his awards.
Absolutely. Stand up to the leftists who have infiltrated the officer ranks of the military and clean house.
The decoration that impressed me in his fruit salad rack, is that second award pistol expert. That’s tough because you have very few freebies on the pistol course if you want to shoot expert.
Dude has some serious trigger control.
I read here recently that Marines were not subject to posse comitas law,
I wonder if this commandant will accept orders to deploy marines to capture invaders crossing a closed border?
That would be a different game
From the Navy.mil page:
Navy and Marines. The Posse Comitatus Act proscribes use of the Army or the Air Force to execute the law. It says nothing about the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, or the National Guard. The courts have generally held that the Posse Comitatus Act by itself does not apply to the Navy or the Marine Corps. They maintain, however, that those forces are covered by similarly confining administrative and legislative supplements, which appear in the Department of Defense (DoD) Directive.
Thanks for that. I could not conceive of such a real loop hole
You misunderstand. There is no doubt he earned them.
Maybe he will give that general his retirement. It would be a good opening statement.
“He’s got as much mission hardware on his chest as a third world dictator.”
The difference being he’s earned every one honestly.
Semper Fi.
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The degree to which the idiots who run Tulane University now days suck knows no bounds
Excellent...thank you for posting it.
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