Military Malfeasance

This is a perfect example of how deep the rot has spread in the U.S. Military. 


Today, Sgt. Major of the Army tweets about diversity  


Huh? I am more convinced than ever that violence is in our not-too-distant future.  

More proof that the Marines are becoming a farce along with the rest of the US Military.

A tidy farewell

It appears General Sullivan is more interested in projecting this image of the Marines



Than this one

All of the services need to encourage men who have the guts to buck the system. I would follow this LC into battle anytime, anywhere, and anyplace. He is the best example of our code, Semper fi

I think just the opposite is the case. At the moment, I believe his message is mainly aimed at fellow Marines and younger people in general. I don't think some slick presentation would work just yet, particularly if that slick presentation would make him look to be something he is not, thus a phony. That would be fatal at this point. He's not selling soap or an iPhone. After he is officially separated from the Corps, he could take advantage of media and spread his message to others.  I am curious what, if anything, he will do in the next few weeks. 

                                                                 

Did you see his first video?

Lt. Col. Scheller  

He is laying out a trail as to what he is doing and why he is doing it.  As I said, his main audience is military members. 

In this case I have to agree with Kung. His message short as it was is bound to hit home with Marines and other servicemen who have been in combat. We hold no man left behind as the highest standard of professional conduct. The LC is telling us leave me behind to cover your back. He is fully aware that the system we served for all these years is determined to destroy him and his family. A cost few are willing to bare at any rank. He may actually be reduced in rank before he separates and may leave as a major not an LC. Too few officers are willing to challenge the system as he has. 

Make note LC/Col is the step to flag rank, but it is also the last place where senior officers know most, if not all, of the men in their unit. His video was never intended to be seen by any but the men he is commanding. Once he is actually discharged a lot of what he could say will still be rationed by security considerations. He will be compelled to sign documents threatening him with severe penalties if he reveals TS information, and in today's world just about everything is TS. So don't expect much when he is discharged at least for 25 years or more. 

That video (which I presume is the second of two) looked like an entry into a saga, not a carefully articulated critique of what may be wrong in the Marine Corps. As a citizen already sympathetic to his cause, he didn’t strike a chord with me.



Okay, fine. Even then, I don’t come away convinced by the vague exposition on the couch in front of a chess board. Stand up proud or sit behind a desk, for god’s sake — if you want to be taken seriously.

Yes, that was his basic point and it is why I asked if you had seen the first video. That video was more important from a broad point of view. The second video was made from a narrower point of view. The Lt. Col. was clear that it was made in response to a former commander of his who said something like, "If Lt. Col. Scheller were honorable, he would have resigned his commission."  Scheller answered this challenge forcefully. He laid out exactly what he was willing to sacrifice in order to be an honorable man. This video was aimed squarely at the challenger and other services members, particularly Marines. It is basically a call to arms.  I am convinced the man has a plan. 

I can tell you that Scheller's videos and his resignation has caused a huge stir in the Armed Forced, particularly the Marines, including those who are no longer serving.  I have heard a number of retired service members today telling us how powerful Scheller's message has been. That it has spread throughout the military on social media. How active military have reached out to these people and praised Scheller confirming what he said. These same people have mentioned how many people they know who are still in the service are doing their best to get out in the near future. One ex-Marine Sgt. said he would not allow his twenty-year-old son join today's military.  All of those I have listened to basically say that Scheller is a leader and type of man we need leading the military. 

As if Lt. Col. Scheller's message wasn't enough, today something like 90 retired Flag Officers issued this call for the resignations of the idiots leading this mess. 

Resign you fools