Posted on 02/10/2020 1:01:05 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
I’m sensing a Book Deal
+100! I expect the politics of what he did will be an albatross around his neck and will bite him in the ass. He has many detractors in the high command over this.
But they all dream of a star!
He should be posted to Diego Garcia until his discharge comes through in about 7 years!!
It’s unfortunate your post wasn’t at the top of this thread. It would’ve filled in a lot of blank spots for people.
I wouldn’t surprised if he retires before he reports.....
I mostly agree. There might be a chance, that he attends to wait out the election results. If a rat gets elected, he might get a ride on the Haig/ powell elevator.
The lurkish brother (lol) who read Boulton’s book as part of his job, then LEAKED it to his flab-faced twiin with connections to the blower/media. Eeew, twins up to no good. Very dark.
The Patriots in the military will know where he is this summer.Perfect venue for a military tribunal. Pray he never leaves there a free man. My heart to His ears.
The Patriots in the military will know where he is this summer.Perfect venue for a military tribunal. Pray he never leaves there a free man. My heart to His ears.
You don’t make general without that school. It is a most prestigious and competitive posting.
That doesn't mean the brass there still aren't more loyal to Mattis than they are to Trump. Mattis didn't hide his disdain for the President. Never did. The generals and admirals there knew Mattis when he was a serving officer and likely followed his lead.
Relax. He was probably chosen a year ago. Not surprising considering a White House posting. He can be removed from the list. And deserves to be removed.
LOL!!! VINDMAN IS A LYING DOG FACED PONY SOLDIER!!!
ARE THEY EVEN US CITIZENS??? they do hold a foreign passports!!
It is a ticket punch. We had Combined Armed Services Staff School for moving from Captain to Major. That was followed by Command and General Staff College to move from Major to LTC. C&GS Taught you to function on staff and gave you a taste of organization and a staffs members activity in war as a staff officer. To go from LTC to Col you go to the War College. You can do these courses as correspondence with some sessions in class room or in residence. LTC Vindman must of been a golden boy at one point.
1st class up is a case study on Benedict Arnold....
along with a refresher course on dealing with simple insubordination?
Your assessment of Mattis is not 100 percent correct.
That’s essentially my read of the situation: follow the normal pattern for officers coming off of NSC White House duty.
There is a bump in the road to AWC that LTC Vindman has to get over. AWC is ten months long. There is a minimum service obligation of two years that comes with attending AWC and, if he is promoted, there’s another 3 years time-in-grade requirement if he wants to retire as a COL. The service requirements are concurrent. So, with some overlap, he’d probably be tied up until sometime in late 2023/early 2024 if he chooses to go to AWC.
If he wants to keep his retirement options open (i.e., retire sooner), he might need to decline attending AWC. Ditto for promotion to COL. Retiring as a LTC and immediately joining some think tank as a high dollar senior analyst could possibly offset the net difference in retirement pay.
A lot depends on what he thinks his future prospects on active duty are. And that depends on the inside-the-Pentagon perception of LTC Vindman’s actions. That’s Deep State territory, so what he is hearing there might be a lot different from what the field Army might be thinking about his actions.
This might be especially true of the Generals and SES civilians who actually have control over his future. Keep in mind that former SecDef Mattis resigned over a policy difference with President Trump and his resignation probably reflected the feelings of a lot of the civilian and military leadership in the Pentagon.
There are a lot of “mights” in the preceding paragraphs, so I am probably wrong.
Semper Fi.
A true voice of reason who understands military life. Thank you.
He was commissioned in 1999 via Infantry OCS. I am guessing, purely SWAG, he will retire, write a book or two, and get a job in the DNC.
I don't see the Army charging him. The evidence will be shaky, and the last the thing that the Army will want is to host a political clown show that a Vindman Court Martial would be.
If he is charged and convicted in Federal Court, he would be discharged.
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