June 2012 - Argghhh!

Regarding Mr. Obama's obsession with George Bush... in the Army, we do it differently. Before going out to swap the guidon around, the outgoing commander gives the incoming commander three envelopes to put in the safe."When you hit your first crisis, and you don't know what to do, open envelope #1, then #2, and finally, #3. The contents of the envelope will tell you everything you need to know."So, things go along fine for a few months, and suddenly something goes horribly awry...

Yesterday, I posted Emily Miller's article on SFC Corrigan and his travails with the District of Columbia's Injustice System. Well, strap on to your seats, for below are Parts 2 and 3 of a 4-Article Series. Part 2: The Raid And the Kafkaesque trip down the rabbit hole... Part 3: D.C. Jail Why - Why in God's Green Earth, would anyone put up with this? BOQ

I am apparently one of the sources of all that is wrong with the budget.I mean, Jeebus. Everything is my fault. I'm sorry. I'll just go shoot myself now. If we all did that, there'd be no problem. Of course, then they'd get grumpy about all the suicides. Damn. Catch-22 Clearly, the solution is that we all get canned at 18 years.Snarkage aside, they do need to relook the system, as the pay increases needful to maintain the volunteer force are only now really starting to manifest in...

Emily Miller is at it again - Exposing the Police State that is The District of Columbia. Full Article: HERE I feel punchy now. BOQ

Especially for our Coastie friends... The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is shown at the Lynnhaven anchorage off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., June 8, 2012. The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle participated in the Parade of Sail as part of Operation Sail 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Marin. The pic embiggens.

Bleepin' apes in the shipping biz... Sometimes, there are casualties.

Sigh. We coulda had something like this, if our procurement system was so deeply flawed and screwed by requirements creep.

I was chatting with a buddy about his path through the war this last decade, and I finally tied it all together - my military weltanschauung. What I said was: "...the experience of your trajectory through the war (as well as others here) are part and parcel of why I don’t like optional wars, or nation-building. Somebody wants to build nations, let the UN do it. I’m sure they’ll do a super job. Somebody wants to erase a regime that is a canker on the planet, gimme a call. But...