Yabut, is she a member of the mile high club (Happy Division)?
..... and she was nominated for a promotion amid a drive for more diversity in the Pentagon.
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I don’t know why they’re screwing around with this ..... just go ahead and put The Mooch in charge. [/s]
Yeah, well, the whole nation elected a person who was not qualified. There is nothing here. Move on.
First top generals are purged from the military. Now this.
SOMEONE HELP!!!
http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/top-generals-obama-is-purging-the-military/
What’s wrong with that?
Affirmative Action worked for Obama, why not for her?
You can see just how well it worked out.
It is all part of the plan by the VRWC to gut the effectiveness of the forces of Mordor on the Potomac in the runup to the coming revolution.
Good for her.
Bad for America.
Just put an accountant or lawyer in charge, they call the shots anyway.
Progressives believe the military is just college with guns and uniforms.
PC is going to get us all killed.
Women should not be cops nor firemen and certainly not Air Force Generals - especially if they never flew nor fought in the air!
Stupidest appointment ever.
I don’t know what all the stink is about. It is a government job. Lacking the qualifications a reasonable minded person would expect is a resume enhancer. And no, I am not joking.
qualifications don’t matter anymore - you can be POTUS whose only qualification is skin color, and next up a POTUS because of gender. Hey...it’s all good! /s
Sure, she has some skills. But will they be the right ones with the proper perspectives when the SHTF and the life and death decisions of real combat are critical? I seriously doubt it.
Actual flying experience is important but actually running operational flying operations at all levels is just more important - and that is almost never done by somebody who is not a trained and experienced aircrew member. She apparently has none of those skills.
However, she is a female, so I suppose in today's military that more than makes up for her stark deficiencies in critical combat areas. It would be even better is she is a lesbian or transgendered person, right?
There are good reasons pilots (and occasionally very talented navigators) are generally chosen to the top command positions in the Air Force, and it is not just because of their dashing good looks!
Whaddayaexpect? Got a community organizer for a “president” why not a non-pilot running an Air Force. Is she black and gay too, it wouldn’t surprise me...those are the new qualifications for leadership in the USA. Experience, leadership and competence are no longer elements of the selection/appointment process.
Reminds me of this old song from Gilbert and Sullivan.
Sir Joseph.
When I was a lad I served a term
As office boy to an Attorney’s firm.
I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor,
And I polished up the handle of the big front door.
Chorus.
He polished up the handle of the big front door.
Sir Joseph.
I polished up that handle so carefullee
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Chorus.
He polished up that handle so carefullee,
That now he is the ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Sir Joseph.
As office boy I made such a mark
That they gave me the post of a junior clerk.
I served the writs with a smile so bland,
And I copied all the letters in a big round hand.
Chorus.
He copied all the letters in a big round hand.
Sir Joseph.
I copied all the letters in a hand so free,
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Chorus.
He copied all the letters in a hand so free,
That now he is the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Sir Joseph.
In serving writs I made such a name
That an articled clerk I soon became;
I wore clean collars and a brand-new suit
For the pass examination at the Institute.
Chorus.
For the pass examination at the Institute.
Sir Joseph.
That pass examination did so well for me,
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Chorus.
That pass examination did so well for he,
That now he is the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Sir Joseph.
Of legal knowledge I acquired such a grip
That they took me into the partnership.
And that junior partnership, I ween,
Was the only ship that I ever had seen.
Chorus.
Was the only ship that he ever had seen.
Sir Joseph.
But that kind of ship so suited me,
That now I am the ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Chorus.
But that kind of ship so suited he,
That now he is the ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Sir Joseph.
I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament.
I always voted at my party’s call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
Chorus.
He never thought of thinking for himself at all.
Sir Joseph.
I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Chorus.
He thought so little, they rewarded he
By making him the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Sir Joseph.
Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
If your soul isn’t fettered to an office stool,
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule.
Chorus.
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule.
Sir Joseph.
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be rulers of the Queen’s Navee!
For the record, Robinson is married to retired USAF Major General David A. Robinson. Robinson’s step daughter, United States Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Second Lieutenant Taryn Ashley (b.February 1, 1983) was critically injured, and her civilian flight instructor was killed, when their plane impacted terrain on September 21, 2005. Taryn later succumbed to her injuries and died on January 10, 2006. Lt. Robinson was enrolled in a government undergraduate pilot training (UPT) introductory flight program, and this was her second flight.
If the woman was former “back seater,” some type of aircrew, this would be fine (apples to me. I served OK at Naval Air Facility, Detroit during the Gulf War).
Just think if George Washington ran the military like this. Don’t find the bestpeople. Find the gay, the black, the lesbian, the ttansgender and put them in charge so the redcoats will be so impressed with our diversity they will surrender.