Elections do have consequences, the problem is, Votes and Voters don't decide elections anymore.
The Government does, they use Vote counters and voting machine programmers to win the elections for the people the government wants installed.
Local elections may be safe for now but not for much longer.
The current government wants the Military firmly under their thumb and impotent, they fear the military who are the only checks and balances for the governments lust for total power.
It is a good start but the Gov will put a stop to that.
So I wonder if the DEI folks will report honestly? My sense is they will see this as a gleeful opportunity to demonstrate “results”. Funny they can’t read the room, nor understand the tone of the language. Lol. Good.
Yes, right. There are far more non-cost related impacts to consider, as well, as we heard yesterday from a Space Force Lt Gen about personnel assignments related to laws passed by state legislatures. This is not the first, having had a NAVSEA leader offer comment regarding laws passed by a legislature in “one of the several states”. I wonder if service members who are committed to the Second Amendment may be exempt from assignment in California- especially if not able to live on base? Whatever policy fixes we may see, the culture is deeply damaged and will be much harder to recover. We have given away service over self to identity over all.
I’ve got a kid In who’s an instructor. The kid just ignores the stupid stuff and does the job as intended. Sending graduates to the fleet. I can tell you most E5’s-E7/8’s ignore the stupid stuff because they’re concerned about staying alive and making sure shipmates know their jobs to keep them alive. A lot less politics in the enlisted ranks.
Had a young black sailor file a racial complaint against my kid. Other staff were in on the meeting so they knew it was BS. Had a history of not doing homework. Had a history in his young Navy career of filing complaints.
Kid was caught with sticky fingers at the associated NEX because the kid was stupid. Didn’t help his case. Mast is coming. At a minimum a rate change is coming too. If they allow him to stay he will soon realize the job he had was much better than the job he’s getting.
Too early to muster any enthusiasm. Two more FY budget cycles might yield some excitement. (It's been almost enough time for a 20 year career to drive a stake into the LCS.)
It's not a solution but it's a good start. Another great step in the right direction would be the Supreme Court eliminating racism from our admissions/selections process.
Elections do have consequences, the problem is, Votes and Voters don't decide elections anymore.
The Government does, they use Vote counters and voting machine programmers to win the elections for the people the government wants installed.
Local elections may be safe for now but not for much longer.
The current government wants the Military firmly under their thumb and impotent, they fear the military who are the only checks and balances for the governments lust for total power.
It is a good start but the Gov will put a stop to that.
So I wonder if the DEI folks will report honestly? My sense is they will see this as a gleeful opportunity to demonstrate “results”. Funny they can’t read the room, nor understand the tone of the language. Lol. Good.
Yes, right. There are far more non-cost related impacts to consider, as well, as we heard yesterday from a Space Force Lt Gen about personnel assignments related to laws passed by state legislatures. This is not the first, having had a NAVSEA leader offer comment regarding laws passed by a legislature in “one of the several states”. I wonder if service members who are committed to the Second Amendment may be exempt from assignment in California- especially if not able to live on base? Whatever policy fixes we may see, the culture is deeply damaged and will be much harder to recover. We have given away service over self to identity over all.
All intended. If they lose recruits it’s the ones who they didn’t want because they wouldn’t buy into the balderdash.
Retention? Getting rid of the actual war fighters who didn’t buy into the balderdash. A win for them.
DEI instruction? The ones who are in are forced to hear the propaganda and some may buy it. The others are forced to remain silent.
Elections have consequences
I’ve got a kid In who’s an instructor. The kid just ignores the stupid stuff and does the job as intended. Sending graduates to the fleet. I can tell you most E5’s-E7/8’s ignore the stupid stuff because they’re concerned about staying alive and making sure shipmates know their jobs to keep them alive. A lot less politics in the enlisted ranks.
Had a young black sailor file a racial complaint against my kid. Other staff were in on the meeting so they knew it was BS. Had a history of not doing homework. Had a history in his young Navy career of filing complaints.
Kid was caught with sticky fingers at the associated NEX because the kid was stupid. Didn’t help his case. Mast is coming. At a minimum a rate change is coming too. If they allow him to stay he will soon realize the job he had was much better than the job he’s getting.
Too early to muster any enthusiasm. Two more FY budget cycles might yield some excitement. (It's been almost enough time for a 20 year career to drive a stake into the LCS.)
It's not a solution but it's a good start. Another great step in the right direction would be the Supreme Court eliminating racism from our admissions/selections process.
In the metrics-obsessed Navy, I would love to know how senior leaders are measuring "success" in these initiatives.
A good start. But by 1 Mar 2024, seriously? I don’t remember the Pentagon ever giving me an 8 month window for a report of this scale.