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That might be so, but Jody is still only one getting anyBet he has a nice warm clean bed and 3 hot meals a day not to mention multiple coffee breaks.
Marines during the island campaign in WWII laugh at this guy.
Bet he has a nice warm clean bed and 3 hot meals a day not to mention multiple coffee breaks.
Marines during the island campaign in WWII laugh at this guy.
He had better get a good gig with a defense manufacturer and never start his own business. If he’s bitching now he would never make it self employed.
He is his own assistant, that's why the poor fella is so tired.I have to ask about the big white elephant in the room.
How can he be both the "acting" and "assistant" Commandant?
Is that why he makes "plenty of money"?
Six hours? That's me...on a good night.
Read the comments both those guys are included as the opposite example.Chesty Puller is rolling in his grave…
AA Vandegrift would come back and bi+ch slap the Shizznit outta him!
Wow.
Sirhr
I have to ask about the big white elephant in the room.
How can he be both the "acting" and "assistant" Commandant?
Is that why he makes "plenty of money"?
It’s a jacked up world when weakness is a virtue and discipline is evil.Just to complement this story…
Hearing at my old job.
Currently an Academy class started a Monday ago.
From 150 plus entered they are down to 93. Dehydration, quitting, complacency is taking attrition.
One fought the Trooper manning the front desk and was Section 12 to the local hospital.
Told 5 are on a hunger strike because they don’t like the food.
Good to know getting rid of me and those like me freed up space for better material.
Country is fucked.
Just to complement this story…
Hearing at my old job.
Currently an Academy class started a Monday ago.
From 150 plus entered they are down to 93. Dehydration, quitting, complacency is taking attrition.
One fought the Trooper manning the front desk and was Section 12 to the local hospital.
Told 5 are on a hunger strike because they don’t like the food.
Good to know getting rid of me and those like me freed up space for better material.
Country is fucked.
A glorified gym teacher who "respects the military" ties up 301+ promotions and ties up the 2024 budget. Way to go!
That's what we here in AL sent him up there to do. Not to give in. Glad he's holding the line on this.A glorified gym teacher who "respects the military" ties up 301+ promotions and ties up the 2024 budget. Way to go!
I wouldn't exactly call the Commandant a glorified gym teacher but he is close.
A glorified gym teacher who "respects the military" ties up 301+ promotions and ties up the 2024 budget. Way to go!
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter - we need more freedom fighters so he can hold up all the promotions he can as long as he wants. Good to see at least one GOP politician acting like he represents his people.A glorified gym teacher who "respects the military" ties up 301+ promotions and ties up the 2024 budget. Way to go!
More like a Cub Scout leader. You know, the type that take "deserving" scouts on one-on-one nature walks.
Do you now the difference between the Cub Scouts and the USMC?
The Cub Scouts have Adult supervision..........
Half his evenings are at Gala DC receptions. He also has a house, with full staff and butler. An adjutant to do everything but wipe his ass.
A Full office staff. A SM of the Marine Corps to do the real work. And a driver, a pilot and a personal jet.
If the schedule is not sustainable, immediately resign your commission and retire so a Marine can be Commandant.
Sirhr
I say this in all sincerity, thank you so much for your service to this country. I know you have had to make many sacrifices in your personal life to do so too.Tough crowd. Everyone glossed over Gen Smith’s comment “Nobody should feel bad for me,” along with “I don’t mind breaking my own back,” Smith said. “It’s just, I have to make good decisions.” The article continued…
He said he made a similar schedule work while he was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2005 and Afghanistan in 2011, but he was much younger then.
“Working on five hours of sleep over periods of time, there will be sloppiness,” said Smith, who is in his late fifties.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says adults should get at least seven hours of sleep per night. In recent years, Marine leaders, including Smith, have emphasized the need for Marines to get enough sleep.
So I ask, how many of you are serving in your 50’s and actually seeing the demands the DOD is putting on senior leadership? In WWII our leaders were waging a world war where the entire country was mobilized for the cause, now most people (even in the military) only care about what they want… and the military is unfortunately at the forefront of social change (yet again). Mission readiness is not the primary goal anymore, if you’re a leader that cares about the mission and the service members, it’s got to be exhausting working under this administration. Everyone is against you.
I’m sure I’ll get some snarky shots from some of you, but that‘s fine, it’s the bear pit… For the curious, I’m 53, have deployed a few times in a few different airframes, answer to everything but sir, and I’m a year out of a deployment to the middle east ( I do despise that place). Still flying nights and still training the next generation of Army Aviators. This shit ain‘t easy.