But we're talking today, Ron. I was part of the post-Vietnam restoration of the U.S. Military after Vietnam and the debacle of the Carter Administration (hmmm, another service academy grad ....
) We've been correcting the mistakes for nearly 50 years and during the Reagan Administration, we nailed it. Guys like Tuts, GDad, Rusty Rod, NDKid, NAPCOMan and all the others who served in the Reagan Military helped rebuild DoD into the force (an All Volunteer force, btw) that blew Saddam Hussein back into the stone age, kept North Korea in check and won so many victories in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But today ... We have the Middle East about to ignite, on-going wars in Ukraine and Syria, emboldened Houthi rebels threatening to close the Red Sea, war imminent in Taiwan, the North Koreans getting bold, and the Iranians funding terrorists while rapidly approaching nuclear capability ...
And our top military leader decides to check out on *elective* sick leave for a week without telling anyone (like his boss ...) or even waiting for his own XO to return from OCONUS leave??
And we wonder why recruiting is suffering, retention is down, readiness is down and we can't seem to go a month without another Class-A mishap ...
All I'm saying is that this level of incompetence and malfeasance can't be accidental -- it must be orchestrated. And it must be addressed -- our Country and our cherished way of life is at stake.
