tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post8507925761516860364..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: This Is Why The U.S. Congress Wants To Fire Many Pentagon GeneralsWar News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-36900839074332179902016-06-29T12:24:28.660-04:002016-06-29T12:24:28.660-04:00One would think, but, you look a lot better for yo...One would think, but, you look a lot better for your reelection campaign doing a "strong on defence" photo op in front of jets or tanks,<br /><br />Than a column of pin striped Diplomats.<br /><br />Just look how often a comment here, is some variation of "nuke em".<br /><br />You won't win any votes from the mouth breather demographic by saving them from nuclear annihilation.Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-19504068262987502462016-06-29T05:25:32.878-04:002016-06-29T05:25:32.878-04:00Better to put the resources into skilled diplomats...Better to put the resources into skilled diplomats and programs aimed at building international cooperation. RRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110767228447006154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-73261554210131089392016-06-29T00:57:22.784-04:002016-06-29T00:57:22.784-04:00Nope.
Cut's a year off a 4 year process, shav...Nope.<br /><br />Cut's a year off a 4 year process, shaving corner's could save you another year at the cost of casualties.<br /><br />The only reason for such a manpower call up is a Peer to Peer War, ( Russia, China), which in wargames, has never lasted more than 22 hours before it's full on Mutually Assured Destruction.<br /><br />You won't get all those General's and Admiral's actual people to command, period.<br /><br />Given the lead times, costs and complexity of training up Armies, building fleets, aircraft, weapons, WWIII consists of "ya run what ya brung" up until the time we all need SFP 9,500,000 fir the flash burns.<br /><br />Does zinc sunblock also bloc radiation?Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-76962884734745343862016-06-29T00:13:10.769-04:002016-06-29T00:13:10.769-04:00Raw recruits yes, but there are about a million ex...Raw recruits yes, but there are about a million experienced vets on the street who could be enticed to re-join and battle ready in a much shorter time. Bob Huntleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963956155589808610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-53217001446146191702016-06-28T20:44:15.739-04:002016-06-28T20:44:15.739-04:00Not in a modern "Professional Military":...Not in a modern "Professional Military":<br /><br />- 6 months for basic,<br />- 6 months for MOS, <br />- 6 months to learn Squad and Platoon<br />- 6 months to integrate Squad and Platoon into a Company<br />- 1 year to integrate a Company into a Brigaide<br />- 1 year to integrate a Brigaide into a Division,<br /><br />4 years to turn from scratch, a bunch of raw recruits into one of the building blocks of an Army.<br /><br />It's not a case of WWII anymore, where Conscripts are stood up<br />in 6 months and a Brigaide in a year, then turn them loose to learn their "trade" on the job.Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-90791122726212934452016-06-28T15:29:36.601-04:002016-06-28T15:29:36.601-04:00No but the army's are designed to expand rapid...No but the army's are designed to expand rapidly if needed and you also have to take in account that some that are in power maybe incompetent and have to be replaced quickly, you need depth in your Bull Pen. TWNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-66729724701115110422016-06-28T15:00:27.544-04:002016-06-28T15:00:27.544-04:00An army with 10 divisions does not need that many ...An army with 10 divisions does not need that many generals, or their staffs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-45253155984762261122016-06-28T13:47:01.014-04:002016-06-28T13:47:01.014-04:00I was referring to how purge of General Military O...I was referring to how purge of General Military Officers is a bad Idea, and when you include all the middle and Jr officers that were purged since 2011, and are now on the sidelines the US Military has been weakened dramatically. I don't expect them to be executed, Stalin's purge was one of the dumbest things that could have been done that was what I was referring to in using Stalinist Purge. TWNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-70046549367180592182016-06-28T13:11:09.191-04:002016-06-28T13:11:09.191-04:00TWN: Do you really think the reduction in general ...TWN: Do you really think the reduction in general officers will be through a combo of executions and imprisonments?Purplesloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825428814890988099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-85227605407898859292016-06-28T10:52:23.333-04:002016-06-28T10:52:23.333-04:00A Stalinist like purge, that worked out well in 19...A Stalinist like purge, that worked out well in 1941 didn't it, amateurs. TWNnoreply@blogger.com