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To: Teacher317

Not so. I am deeply embedded and see post#28.


34 posted on 06/02/2019 8:40:34 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of today be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: DarthVader
Not so. I am deeply embedded and see post#28.

If you say so. In the last 2 years, I have talked to friends currently stationed at 5 different military bases about this topic. I'll take their evaluations over yours.

44 posted on 06/02/2019 8:47:56 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: DarthVader
”I am deeply embedded”

I'm very curious as to the origins of your perspective. Could you be a little more specific?

My brother retired a Westpoint educated O6 with several years at the Pentagon. About as flaming a liberal as you'll find. On the other hand I work with a recently retired O4 who earned his commision up from enlisted, and is very conservative / down to earth.

My O4 friend and I had a conversation just the other day about this, and he believes the vast majority of the rank and file will do exactly as they're ordered regardless of thier political beliefs. If orders from above are coming from officers like my brother, we're in trouble.

74 posted on 06/02/2019 9:22:59 AM PDT by misanthrope (Deranged, sinister deplorable)
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