20 years.
Over the past 10 years, I have increasingly come to dread the arrival of September 11th. It is the day the United States will remember a terrible criminal act in its history. 2977 people died that day...
View ArticleThe rot, it runs deep.
Today I saw something that made me truly despair for the future of this country. 124 former flag officers, several of whom I used to respect, had the unmitigated gall to put their names to a piece of...
View ArticleLet’s hurry up and get it over with.
Playing Round 20 of that peculiarly American game, “Who lost Afghanistan?”Interestingly enough, there is one answer that is never allowed in this discussion. No one ever blames the Afghans themselves....
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Veteran’s Day
The 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. Today is Armistice Day, Veterans Day, and Remembrance Day. Almost 100 million dead in the Wars of the 20th and 21st centuries-an astounding number....
View ArticleFollow up
A follow up to my post from yesterday on the Navy’s incredibly hellish OPTEMPO. An article appeared on the US Naval Institute Web site by a LTJG who is currently “living the dream” that is the Navy’s...
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Of course, he said it
I am a reader of Duffleblog, and in today’s topsy turvy world, while they are supposed to be satire – they approach the truth to a much closer degree than they care to admit.You should know I am...
View ArticleAn 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...
View ArticleStop the presses!
Work has been a bit of a nuisance this week. It’s kept me from getting to a lengthy post I am working on about our boy, the orange monster.But in the meantime, you can take some time to read about the...
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Welcome to the party, pal!
While I have never been a part of the cult of James Mattis, I do, nonetheless, respect him, and I respect his judgment. For the last few months or so, I have been waiting with increasing...
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Supervisory error
Ok, it has been a few days between the events surrounding USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). There has been a lot posted about the decision made to fire the CO, CAPT Crozier. To be blunt, a lot of those...
View ArticleI’m a trendsetter!
Eight years ago, I wrote a series of posts regarding the Navy’s imbalance in its flag officer community. The problem then, as it is now, is that the Navy has too many flag officers. It has more flag...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday. Who needs a sabbatical?
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...
View ArticleWhen 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...
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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....
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleAmerican 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...
View ArticleFollowing 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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleThe 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...
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