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.
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Sounds like a up rising will b happening soon
Can’t Congress do something about this man??????????????????????
OUR GOVERNMENT IS SETTING BACK AND LETTING THIS COMMUNIST MUSLIM TERRORIST USURPER BARRY SOETORO DESTROY THIS COUNTRY WE NEED TO RISE UP AGAINST THIS GOVERNMENT AND NOW BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE
Wow
Stop this $#%&!@* they can do it just need to have the guts
cut pork not our defense.
put him on the front lines in Afghanastan and see how he likes it. He needs to be removed from office before the military is so small
Perhaps some of these captains and other officers should form their own “private” military group and all together, instead of cow-towing to the powers that be, stand up to them and bring them down – we are past the 11th hour, America – something needs to be done or we are LOST! WAKE UP, AMERICA!
This is Obama’s plan get rid of all the troops, replace them with illegals who have no allegiance to the US and who he can order to fire on Americans. If you watch gangland you will see all the Hispanics who enlist to get combat training then get themselves kicked out to go back to their gangs.
This is Obama bin Laden’s way to weaken our Military so his Muslim Brotherhood brothers can come in and help him take us over with little opposition. Time to ge the terrorist leader out of our White House and return America to the American people.