The Pentagon is currently firing thousands of soldiers experienced in the field of battle due to mandatory spending cuts.
For example, around 2,600 captains and other officers have been told ‘take a hike’ after risking their lives for all of us a soon as they leave their posts in Afghanistan.
Obama is weakening our military in many ways. A couple of examples would be…in the past few years he’s fired 200 of our top commanders for flimsy reasons and has eliminated highly successful programs like the Tomahawk missile. While at the same time he’s hiring illegal aliens into the military that he’s firing experienced soldiers.
Why would you fire experienced soldiers and hire illegal aliens that look like they couldn’t even pass the physical exam?
No legitimate president would weaken our military under any condition.
The Pentagon is laying off thousands of military officers, including those serving or who have recently served in Afghanistan.
Defense Department officials said the reductions are the result of mandatory spending cuts imposed by sequestration and are part of their larger plan to reduce the number of U.S. soldiers from 520,000 to 450,000.
Roughly 2,600 captains and other officers have or will be laid off, with more expected, Fox News learned Friday.
The decision to send pink slips to soldiers overseas on active duty is dangerous and bad for morale, says retired Major Gen. Robert Scales.
“It puts the soldier, the soldier’s family and the men under his command at risk,” said Scales, a Fox News contributor. “Young officers look at each other and wonder who is next.”
He said the Pentagon made a similar move after the Vietnam War.
The Army said the draw-down plan “is a balanced approach that maintains readiness while trying to minimize turbulence within the officer corps.”
On Thursday, Gen. John Campbell told Congress that 1,100 soldiers, including some currently serving in Afghanistan, would receiving pink slips due to sequestration budget cuts to the Defense Department.
Source: foxnews.com
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Be careful.May be part of a big plan by this addministration!
This should be a crime !
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Bring’em home we got work to do
Meanwhile he demands 4 billion dollars from Congress to exacerbate the problems on the Southern border. Taxpayers already spend 500 billion dollars annually on health care, welfare, wic, food stamps, housing, tax breaks and other services for illegal aliens, the cost increases as thousands illegally enter the country every week and Obama does nothing but gut DOD and raises our taxes to pay for this. “Heck of a job” Obama and Jeh Johnson.
Obama doesn’t fire anyone from his Administration, but loves to fire the Military? That’s proof he wants to destroy this country!
WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN?!!
yeah and what the hell is being done about it HE IS ONE $#%&!@*ING MAN THIS COUNTRY CAN GET SHUT DOWN BY ONE IDIOT???????
Yes, they are not thinking, when they remove some of our dedicated soldiers then they are not only leaving us open for attacks but themselves too!!! God forbid!!
He can only do what you people allow him to do