Merit has no place in military promotions?

[Aus_Schwaben]

Biden Admin Says It Opposes Using 'Merit' in Military Personnel Decisions

The Biden administration slammed the National Defense Authorization Act for requiring military personnel decisions to be based on merit.

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Typical Democrats.

 

[PhulesAu]

What else is there?? Or The Stupid Goes On.

 

[General Zod]

It's the way to move Dem loyalists up in the ranks. Otherwise they'd be pushed out when they don't qualify for promotions.

 

[Johnny Diamond]

How many times am I going to think thank God I'm out....and at the same time tremble for our nation.

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[S13]

Of course they oppose it. Dems always do the opposite of what should be done.

 

[SARGE67]

How many times am I going to think thank God I'm out....and at the same time tremble for our nation.

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I'm with you there. USMC in the late 1960's, grunt in Vietnam along the DMZ. All the red, white and blue stuff aside, I too am glad I'm out. I have two close friends from high school who dropped out in 1966 to join Marines and go fight for their country they said. Both KIA and buried close together at local cemetery. Of course I keep flag and flowers on their graves. Each visit I always say such a waste. They died for a country that no longer exists. Think of all the soldiers who fought and many died before. I too tremble for our nation while being very pissed off.

 

[jrbfishn]

Today's military doesn't hold a candle to the past. It's leaders have become an utter disgrace to the uniform.

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[Johnny Diamond]

Today's military doesn't hold a candle to the past. It's leaders have become an utter disgrace to the uniform.

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And "most" Commander's in chief since Eisenhower.

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[BBL]

Let's outlaw merit and instead base promotions on pronouns, race and number of genders one can make up.

 

[Johnny Diamond]

Seems to be already in effect.

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[easy rider]

That's basically what affirmative action is. Use race and ideology as a basis for promotion.

While I wasn't in the military, working for the military has much the same connotations as far as 'merit promotion' is concerned. I use to laugh at some of the promotions made based on merit promotion. They now want to apply in all decisions.

 

[Moonpie]

Go Galt on them.

 

[easy rider]

Go Galt on them.

Who is John Galt?

 

[wiredgeorge]

Milley was a man among men but his replacement is both "strategic and symbolic". How would you like to be a senior military officer with taint of affirmative action/equity attached to you?

 

[toddnjoyce]

Milley was a man among men but his replacement is both "strategic and symbolic". How would you like to be a senior military officer with taint of affirmative action/equity attached to you?

I both worked for and know CQ Brown personally. Our kids were in school together, played sports together, were in Scouts together. He went to Texas Tech, is an Eagle Scout, and sat on my son’s Eagle Scout Board of Review.

He’s an F-16 pilot, Weapons School grad, instructor, and later Commandant. Commanded a fighter squadron, fighter wing, and Combatant Command.

The only taint attached is that in the eye of the beholder.

 

[easy rider]

I both worked for and know CQ Brown personally. Our kids were in school together, played sports together, were in Scouts together. He went to Texas Tech, is an Eagle Scout, and sat on my son’s Eagle Scout Board of Review.

He’s an F-16 pilot, Weapons School grad, instructor, and later Commandant. Commanded a fighter squadron, fighter wing, and Combatant Command.

The only taint attached is that in the eye of the beholder.

Not to confuse this with merit, but do you know his political views?

 

[toddnjoyce]

Not to confuse this with merit, but do you know his political views?

To a degree, yes. To a greater degree I know his social views. There’s very few people I’d follow before him.

 

[easy rider]

To a degree, yes. To a greater degree I know his social views. There’s very few people I’d follow before him.

I don't mean to demean him, but given Biden's choices (although I'm not too sure Biden is cognitive enough to choose what to eat for breakfast, let alone political office choices), I have to wonder why CQ Brown?

 

[Johnny Diamond]

History can predict the future, Biden's political appointees thus far have been less than stellar.

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[toddnjoyce]

I don't mean to demean him, but given Biden's choices (although I'm not too sure Biden is cognitive enough to choose what to eat for breakfast, let alone political office choices), I have to wonder why CQ Brown?

Do you wonder why Reagan nominated Colin Powell for CJCS?

To serve as Chairman, an officer has to have served either as Vice Chairman, Service Chief, or commander of a Combatant Command. Brown is currently the Air Force Chief of Staff (appointed by Trump if that matters) and commander of Pacific Command.

Gilday, CNO, doesn’t have anywhere near the same experience, neither does Berger, the Marine Commandant who’s retiring. McConville, CSA, might be next most qualified except his only combatant command experience was as a planner at SOCOM although he is a badass of badasses when it comes to helicopter pilots…he flew for FCD, the org behind the funky blackhawks flown in the bin Laden raid.