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Lt. Col. Vindman is part of this summer's incoming U.S. Army War College class
The Sentinel ^ | Sentinel staffFeb 10 , 2020

Posted on 02/10/2020 1:01:05 PM PST by LeoWindhorse

Lt. Col. Vindman is part of this summer's incoming U.S. Army War College class

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KEYWORDS: ohsaycanyousee; vindman; warcollege; whaaaat
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To: Ann Archy
"WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NEEDS TO BE FIRED. NOW!"

^^^ This right here.

141 posted on 02/10/2020 8:30:07 PM PST by OKSooner (Free Beer Tomorrow)
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To: DoodleDawg

“It’s not Trump’s Pentagon, it’s still Mattis’s.”

How do you figure that? I think you are operating under some bad information.


142 posted on 02/10/2020 8:51:35 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: John S Mosby

Yeah. That side of the scandal that is Ukraine has yet to be fully developed. I guess it is coming now that the charade of Impeachment V.1 has concluded...for the moment.


143 posted on 02/10/2020 8:56:03 PM PST by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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To: Captain Rhino
I had a Secret clearance. Basically, that meant I was qualified to know what any officer in a tank battalion needed to know.

I wouldn't trust Vindman with anything more.

144 posted on 02/10/2020 11:01:17 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

In the Marine Corps, being able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance is a basic officer commissioning requirement. There are officer (and enlisted) MOSs that have higher security clearance requirements but if you cannot obtain a Secret clearance or, more importantly, you lose your security clearance, you are done as an officer. There are no officer MOSs that do not require some sort of security clearance.

I assume there is a similar requirement in the Army.


145 posted on 02/11/2020 12:53:09 AM PST by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Not for long. I suspect an alternate is getting some good news shortly. His selection to attend occurred a year or two ago, and usually meant that the big army saw potential for him at O6 and beyond. Of course, there may have been some “good ‘ol boy” intervention to get him a slot if he has/had a patron saint.

He may have asked for a deferment to continue his NSC gig. However, with at least some bad paper in his file (a nuked OER, Relief for Cause or Letter of Reprimand, etc...) his career upward mobility is likely irreparably damaged. He’s likely to be passed over for O6, and if he’s smart he’d cash out now and go on book tours while he’s still in his 15 minutes. He will never command troops again, but that didn’t appear to be a career goal anyway. So, that’s some good news.

Or, he can report to Carlisle Barracks this summer where he will likely be shunned by his peers over the next year...


146 posted on 02/11/2020 1:44:17 AM PST by Thunder 6
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To: LeoWindhorse

He will probably be a pariah there...


147 posted on 02/11/2020 2:43:02 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: DarthVader
Your assessment of Mattis is not 100 percent correct.

Isn't it? Is it 99% correct?

148 posted on 02/11/2020 2:45:16 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Captain Rhino

Yes, it’s the same in the army. In OCS you start you security clearance paperwork at the same time you start the course.


149 posted on 02/11/2020 4:00:50 AM PST by OIFVeteran
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To: DoodleDawg

Not even that I work at the Pentagon and you are FOS!


150 posted on 02/11/2020 4:44:37 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Must be the first US Army War College Transgender Studies student.


151 posted on 02/11/2020 4:46:18 AM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: OIFVeteran

Vindman is going to have a big problem with clearance issues. When Trump came in there was a big upgrade to the regs concerning information dissemination. There are severe penalties now for mishandling FOUO now.


152 posted on 02/11/2020 4:51:36 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Captain Rhino

Yes, all my fellow officers and myself had Secret clearances. But, it’s not like I had the codes to the football or anything . . .


153 posted on 02/11/2020 1:39:56 PM PST by colorado tanker
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