Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense

The Washington Post ^ | December 1, 2016 | Dan Lamothe

[conservativepoet]

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense, nominating a former senior military officer who led operations across the Middle East to run the Pentagon less than four years after he hung up his uniform, according to people familiar with the decision.

[StormEye]

This general looks mean as hell.
A kick ass killer general. Not the sort of
cream-puff, perfumed kind that Obama has installed.
Good pick by Trump.

[SoFloFreeper]

Someone said this was a Trump head fake.

[manc]

Hopefully he gets rid of them out of all the branches.
Get back to being a fighting unit free of the pansies, and girlie boys, and slackers who just want their military freebies.

[RipSawyer]

I ain’t in no ways tard o’ winnin’!

[laplata]

http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/files/2011/09/LikeButton.gif

[DoodleDawg]

Look up Marshall, General George, 1950

The law in question was enacted in 1962.

[manc]

Stupid question maybe, but that is photoshopped right?
I ask , because today you just never know.

[editor-surveyor]

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Insane!
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[DoodleDawg]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/politics/james-mattis-defense-secretary-waiver/

And CNN is never wrong?

Here's the law in question: 10 U.S. Code § 113 Nothing in it about waivers.

Regardless of how they do it, Mattis will be Secretary of Defense.

[WildHighlander57]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3500400/posts?page=1#1

[manc]

My son based out in Camp Pendleton said one Marine got shipped away while doing his MOS, because people did not like him. Seems they put it down to working in a hostile environment.
He was a fairy, and a rat who ratted people out all the time. It is people like that who should never have got past boot camp.

[bkopto]

That is NOT photoshopped. See post 168 for the link.

[SuperLuminal]

Even at 83, as a proud inactive Marine, I'm looking forward to next November's Marine Corps birthday bash...We'll have so much to celebrate...

Beginning with the reopening of the actual, "historical", Paris Island boot camp so sorely missed these last few years...

[editor-surveyor]

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Its not amending the law.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It was my nephew. I’ll relay your thanks. The Corps did an outstanding job of helping the guys leaving the Corps find jobs (mechanical engineer + USMC officer). He had 12 companies interested in him, 6 on-site interviews, and 3 offers! He just started a month ago at his new company. He’s having a bit of a rough go at adjusting to corporate engineering life. I’m sure he could re-up, but I don’t think he’s ready to do that. He’s enjoying time with his wife and 3 year old girl at home - didn’t see much of them in recent years.

[manc]

Just saw , and read the link.
WOW. I am disgusted.

What a disgrace for the military. It is crap like that which has to stop. No more of this stuff, no more of the pansy crap.
Let real men be who they are, and have the military be a fighting unit, regardless of what branch.

[manc]

Bless him, and good luck to him and his family, because in the end family is the most important thing in life.

[manc]

I saw a sticker saying this on a truck.

Not so lean. Not so mean, but still a Marine.

[Salvation]

BTTT — good choice!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thank you. You are absolutely right!

Merry Christmas.