[txrefugee]

Our military should not be used for social experiments. Period.

[Bonemaker]

Air Force generals when America was still America:

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...and after Obama got a hold of the reigns:

[kagnew]

‘Our military should not be used for social experiments. Period.’

Couldn’t agree more, but too bad the the “Bent one” President didn’t have enough common sense and guts to put an end to the social experiments and probably let hillary dictate the social experiments to billy boy. Just my personal opinion.

[schurmann]

“Our military should not be used for social experiments. Period.” [txrefugee, post 5]

Couldn’t agree more, but the military has been used that way since before USMA at West Point officially opened in 1802 (officer training had been going on, de facto, before 1798). The uniformed military have been captive lab rats for centuries; politicians and high officials know they follow orders and don’t complain much. And that if they do get that uppity, action can be taken gainst them that few governmental types would contemplate, against mere civilians.

The political games are equally old. President Jefferson instituted the present system of Congressional appointments to broaden the social base” of the officer corps. Some researchers have stated that he did it to neutralize any political influence the officer corps may have been accruing, as a counterweight to his own administration. Opponents were tending to cluster there.

Plain competence isn’t the only casualty.

Here’s a link to an article by Frederick V Malmstrom (USAFA 1964), SEA combat veteran and PhD:

http://classof1964usafa.org/Malmstrom_Frederick/Dodo.pdf

A brief history of _The Dodo_, a cadet humor publication which began just after USAFA opened, but fell victim to political correctness some 15 years back.