“Was McChrystal simply relieved of command or has he retired from the military?”
I want to know that, too, as I am reading “he was fired” in some accounts. Would this mean dishonorable discharge, and he won’t get his pension? Just curious. Also, all the Generals and officers should resign...sort of, “what if they gave a war and nobody came.” When I read on some blogs that a revolution is coming, it worries me that there might be a military coup coming with it.
No. He's being allowed to resign and retire. His pension and his rank are intact.
Also, all the Generals and officers should resign...sort of, “what if they gave a war and nobody came.”
This country is still in the middle of two wars which need leadership, regardless of who is in the Oval Office. If they quit en mass then they're abandoning their troops in the field.
When I read on some blogs that a revolution is coming, it worries me that there might be a military coup coming with it.
There won't be. The loyalty of the officers is to the country and the Constitution, not any one man.
Yikes! I don't think even Hussein would go *that* far.If McCrystal is leaving the military it would be through standard retirement with full pension,etc.
Hopefully someone with some brains will get to Obama and let him know it would be a really bad move to pull his pension and have a decorated war hero, well-respected in the military, and a specialist in black-ops with a score to settle with Obama.
I think everyone in the military, including McChrystal, knew Obama had to remove him. No president can tolerate this big a breakdown in military discipline and be seen as THAT weak by our enemies (despite the fact they are apparently already catching on). I think a quick retirement will leave most of the military brass understanding that McChrystal gave him no choice; vindictive measures will make Obama a major enemy for the military fast - although the Kenyan is getting there on his own pretty quickly.