Except.... 3 things apply here
1. This isn't political. This is quite the opposite. This is about *removing* the politics from our military and applying actual warfighting standards, not social trends.
2. Please reread the intro to this forum... especially where I mention be able to speak freely. We've served honorably. We've more than earned this right. Moreover, we've safeguarded it for others.
The freedom to voice one's opinion comes with a responsibility to do so respectfully and amiably as well as an obligation to do one's homework and be factual. E.g., don't make us fact check you. And if you get called out, be a man and accept the correction. If you state an opinion, we'll hear you out. But then accept that we might not agree and allow us to debate your point.
And as long as we're on the subject.... your opinion should be ... yours. Posting links to someone else's opinion can quickly degenerate into a war of Hotlinks. Which, in my opinion, is intellectually lazy, not to mention a PITA to wade through. And if you must post a link to someone else's opinion piece, at least take a moment to fact check them.
3. Nowhere does it say that this site is *only* about old trucks. To wit: the Greasy Spoon; the PMs (you can talk about anything); and even the post in the tools forum about other projects folks are working on.
You all are certainly free to try sea lawyering me. Give it a whirl. But don't cry when I win. And I will win.
The Skipper's Rules:
1. The Skipper is always right.
2. When in doubt, refer to Rule No. 1
Yes. You learned this in boot camp. I do not know the Army or AirForce equivalent term for being a sea lawyer.
Have a swell Sunday. Do something productive.
Carry on.
John
