Posted on 02/03/2021 3:26:16 PM PST by PghBaldy
DEFENSE SECRETARY LLYOD Austin on Wednesday ordered a military-wide "stand down" to address the kind of extremism within the ranks that was thrust into the public view on Jan. 6 when supporters of President Donald Trump – including some active-duty war veterans – forcefully stormed the U.S. Capitol.
The dearth of details about the stand-down highlights the apparent lack of understanding overall on the issue of extremism among military leaders. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Wednesday afternoon told reporters that commanders would have 60 days to schedule events for "needed discussions" about extremism.
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WTF?!
yep
Why not appoint commissars for each unit? The purge begins.
“ Kirby also acknowledged Wednesday that the military is still working to define and comprehend the scope of the problem before it begins to work to address it.”
Wow. It truly sounds like a purge. The same way 44 rid of many high ranking military while he was in office. Trump rebuilt the military and now this 2ns abomination doesn’t know where to even start.
Sounds like Biden didn’t win the Military vote after all...
Sexual assault and suicide are easy targets. Now define “extremism.”
They are afraid our enlisted won’t shoot us if ordered to.
Poor things...
Ping
There were no active duty troops
The Democrats don’t need a military for a country not worth defending.
60 day stand down?
I hope that they checked with china to make sure we won’t need to use our military for the next 60 days.
Anal oaths of loyalty to be administered by special command of flaming trans officers.
So each platoon will have it very own political commissar?
Are we going to get political Commissars now? Welcome to the new Alinsky Brigade comrades.
Oh, great. I can hardly wait for the loyalty oaths. They won’t be to the Constitution...
In other words do NOT express conservative views or support of President Trump.
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