It’s Thursday again, and time to post one of my older posts – this one from 5 years ago. What prompted it was reading this article on another forum. I don’t think the root logic has changed. The military, by definition, cannot be a “family friendly employer.” Enjoy. Well, it’s been two years since I… Continue reading Throwback Thursday. Who needs a sabbatical?
Category: Military
A great insult
I took most of this past week off, primarily because I was not very motivated, and that lack of motivation will continue into the New Year. Of that I am quite confident. The Christmas holiday was pretty much as I expected with the S.O. doing her best to go through the motions while either not… Continue reading A great insult
A Navy Mishap you probably did not hear about.
The news was pretty well saturated over the last couple of weeks. What with Charlottesville, the firing ( well-deserved) of Steve Bannon, the collision of USS John McCain and President Trumps incredibly tone-deaf responses to all of those happenings, you may not have had a chance to notice this little tidbit of news. A civilian pilot… Continue reading A Navy Mishap you probably did not hear about.
An idea that is long overdue.
If you have been a long time reader here, you will know that one of my pet peeves is that the Navy has more flag officers than it has ships. A few years ago I picked a fight with one of the Naval Institute’s “preferred customers” on this very subject. Well, it took them a while, but it… Continue reading An idea that is long overdue.
When is a crime just a crime?
Its been a month since I have posted. I have been busy. No excuse to be sure-but its the truth. During that time a lot has happened, much of it comment worthy-and if you are big reader like I am, you have probably read a lot of the commentary on it already. So I will… Continue reading When is a crime just a crime?
Prior service does not guarantee future results.
The last week has been full of news of Sen Tom Cotton (douche bag-AR), the freshman Senator from Arkansas who seems not to have a perfect understanding of his place in the United States government. Worse yet is the fact that my two Senators proved themselves every bit as worthless as I knew them to… Continue reading Prior service does not guarantee future results.
American Sniper
An FB friend posted a link to the following blog post: entitled “Why I almost walked out of American Sniper“. No, it’s not a quote from Michael Moore-its a quote from a supporter of the country and the military. I can agree with her logic, up to a point : Stated plainly, we complain about dumb things most… Continue reading American Sniper
Following up.
Happy New Year to all. Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! Kotoshi mo yorishku onegai shimasu. I , unfortunately had a quiet new years, definitely not the one I wanted to spend skiing. You can thank the S.O. for that because of continued inabilty to make a decision and her repeated failure to recognize that money is only… Continue reading Following up.
The tragedy of the American Military
James Fallow’s of The Atlantic magazine has written a must-read, thought-provoking article, on the current state of civil-military relations. It is a long read, but it is well worth your time. In it, he highlights the real hypocrisy of a country that fawns over its military to the point of idolatry, yet allows its elected leadership to… Continue reading The tragedy of the American Military
The Hagel Mess
Listen up boys and girls, because contrary to the opinion of some ( and you know you are), I can , in fact, be critical of the President of the United States. And today is a good day to be critical of Mr. Obama, since just two days ago-he made a rather large blunder: WASHINGTON —… Continue reading The Hagel Mess