Nobody else will notice, though, really.

Trump is getting rid of people who disagree with him.

ever need to know about Repukes.

i did post about it here, but he was an asst to the sec def for jasoc. appointed by mattis.
he pointed a finger at one john rood, spanky's policy advisor to the pentagon.
specifically was fighting w him about personnel issues, and a pick for sec def asst.
but he described real turmoil there, and said he had received a lot of support both in the building, and on the hill.

i dont know what has happened since, as he is very, very tight lipped.
but this guy was jr rotc, full boat scholar, all the way to harvard phd, from grunt to just shy of a general's star. a fucking hero. the last thing he wanted to do was walk away.
if we are losing people like him, we are in real trouble.

for them to chase off this guy, as dedicated a non-partisan warrior as there ever was, just gives me chills.
he is actually pretty rw. his retirement video is full of pics of him w bushie, wolfawitz, even karl rove, but he served in the obama white house w honor and respect.

he has a fucking illustrious career, medals and all.
and now he is out.
terrified, i am.

Are these folks being blackmailed by russia via trump? I don't trust the Trump/russia mafia, and I know there are some people who are really scared. The military needs to be fighting this, not resigning!

ignorance, blatant lies, and hatefulness. Probably can't stomach working for a Russian asset.

I feel we are losing our eyes and ears that should be there to watch the assholes EVERY move! I probably would do the same though! Can't stand to be around him, or even hear his fucking voice!

in this administration, we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg.

Politics in uniform is a no-no, which is as it should be. And in an institutional setting, one never airs grievances with his superiors in public. One has two choices: follow orders or resign. So one wonders if some really questionable orders are floating around out there, or if they just can't sustain their oaths while Mr Trump is C-in-C.

-- Mal

When one side is constrained by rule of the law, and the other side isn't, the result is predictable. We can withstand a few criminal rogue actors, but eventually critical mass is reached and the whole system falls apart.

Welcome to the beginning of the end.

This is very disturbing. This can't be a good thing for us.

Doesnt appeal to them.

Hollow out the Bureaucracy, leave only Apparatchiks.

There’s also:

-Bill Taylor stepping down as Acting Ambassador to Ukraine by the end of the year. https://apple.news/AW9xD1g32P16VJ-_6Sspsig

-A Russian naval vessel in US waters. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-spy-ship-operating-in-an-unsafe-manner-off-u-s-coast-2019-12-17/

-Trump opposing proposed new Russia sanctions. https://apple.news/A_8YqO5vtRre5_wPlw_oTVw

-McConnell pushing through more under qualified judges during impeachment. https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/senate-mcconnell-judges/index.html

The misery just keeps on coming.

much easier.. I hadn't linked it to these other stories, especially the Russian Sub.😳

Russia's assimilation of America is nearly complete.

Kaidanow worked under the Pentagon’s acquisition and sustainment office focusing on “the development and implementation of international cooperative programs” to bring “cooperation with U.S. allies on research, development, production and support of weapons systems and related equipment."

Complete article at
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212800748

Many have a four (4) year term so perhaps this is just a huge coincidence.

Nonetheless, a window of doubt about loyalties was created by reports of Trump’s demands for loyalty.

I hope these new leaders have to report activities to The House of Representatives and Senators

Army
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army

Navy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy

Air Force
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force

Marines
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps

Northcom
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/11/groundbreaking-female-general-in-command-of-us-army-north/

Southcom
https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/1905866/us-army-south-welcomes-new-commander/

Commander in Charge of Nuclear Forces
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/11/heres-the-new-commander-in-charge-of-us-nuclear-forces/

Big changes are underway in the branches

The Marines' new commandant has set the bar for real military reform
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-marines-have-set-the-bar-for-reform-can-the-rest-of-the-military-follow/2019/08/08/21b47d5e-ba1c-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html

Remarks by Acting Secretary of the Army Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy at U.S. Army Change of Responsibility

https://www.army.mil/article/225609/remarks_by_acting_secretary_of_the_army_hon_ryan_d_mccarthy_at_us_army_change_of_responsibility

Your timely article prompted a rerun ☺️