How will military greet Obama?

Barack Obama will enter the White House without any military experience and with a playbook that emphasizes diplomacy, behind a president who waged two wars and presided over some of the largest-ever defense budget increases.

So, how will President Obama be received at the Pentagon? Much depends on his first moves.

One of his senior security advisers, former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), said even though the president-elect has experience on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he’ll need a strong defense team that works together well.

“He will have to pay a lot of attention to a secretary of defense and the close advisers to the secretary,” Hamilton said. “The whole military, national security establishment will be watching that with care.”

And since the military is trained to follow orders, insiders say it is receptive to the change of command.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081109/pl_politico/15284

I honestly think they will love the guy.



The military industrial complex might not be crazy about him, but that is a different question

According to my husband they can't wait until he's sworn in.

Edited to add this link that even shows Ron Paul was given a lot of money by military overseas. I'm guessing they've had it with people who've never served using them for whatever scheme they want to.

http://strategy08.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/obama-outraises-mccain-61-among-active-overseas-military/

And he will make a great Commander in Chief IMO.

With a salute.

the shameful treatment our veterans—especially wounded and disabled veterans—were subjected to under the current Administration. Aggressive steps should be taken immediately to get them everything they need and will need, without endless red tape bullshit and nickel-and-diming them for every little thing.

will stand him in good stead here.