August 11, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Tnt4philly said: Most NG units stopped being week-end warrors after 9/11. Could be, but even at that, it's 6 weeks. I was thinking he sat behind the desk for a year or two... why I was thinking that, I'm not sure. I thought I'd read it somewhere but I probably just conjured/assumed it.
August 11, 20241 yr Everybody really gotta stop playing this stupid valor pecksniffery game with these professional trolls. Move on, let them scream at the wind of their own farts.
August 11, 20241 yr 41 minutes ago, VaBeach_Eagle said: I really don't follow politics or all of that all that closely, so I don't know what sources are objective or not. But dates don't really require objectivity, provided they're correct. Beebe engages in a lot of lying by omission and presenting his opinions as fact. Read the accounting on this from the Twitter account I shared. That veteran seems much more objective in general, while Beebe has a lot of political motivation to muddy the facts around Walz's record of service. This is the MO of right the last decade: flood the zone with ish to obfuscate any factual reality they want denied. It's Bannon's stated strategy.
August 11, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said: Could be, but even at that, it's 6 weeks. I was thinking he sat behind the desk for a year or two... why I was thinking that, I'm not sure. I thought I'd read it somewhere but I probably just conjured/assumed it. There is more than six weeks between September 04 and when he retired. Does it really matter how long he served as a CSM? Fact is, he served as a CSM. He is even being criticized by the man who replaced him, for abandoning his troops by retiring.
August 11, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Did he serve as a command sergeant major? It is the highest rank he achieved while serving. Much higher than semen Zuker and I ever achieved. I actually found Zuke’s challenge coin.
August 11, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Tnt4philly said: There is more than six weeks between September 04 and when he retired. Does it really matter how long he served as a CSM? Fact is, he served as a CSM. He is even being criticized by the man who replaced him, for abandoning his troops by retiring. April 1 (DoR) to May 16 (Discharged) is roughly 6 weeks. That's the six weeks that I referenced. Those were the dates that I read. If they're incorrect, then what I read wasn't correct. Was he conditionally promoted in September of 2004 and not April of 2005? Does it really matter? I guess it depends on a persons point of view, either on politics or just on military matters in general. It's a matter of character. He claimed (directly or indirectly) to be a 'retired CSM combat veteran'. Evaluating those claims is completely appropriate and if it's true, it's true. If it's false, he has to deal with explaining why it was claimed. Some only care about a single little letter (D or R), put a D next to the offenders name and one group says it matters while another group says it doesn't matter. Reverse the letters and make the D an R and the opinion of those two groups magically flip flop. The subset group doesn't pay attention to that little letter, they care or don't care regardless.
August 11, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Tnt4philly said: It is the highest rank he achieved while serving. Much higher than semen Zuker and I ever achieved. I actually found Zuke’s challenge coin.
August 11, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, Tweek said: He walked right into this one He answered her pretty well, it seems.
August 12, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said: April 1 (DoR) to May 16 (Discharged) is roughly 6 weeks. That's the six weeks that I referenced. Those were the dates that I read. If they're incorrect, then what I read wasn't correct. Was he conditionally promoted in September of 2004 and not April of 2005? Does it really matter? I guess it depends on a persons point of view, either on politics or just on military matters in general. It's a matter of character. He claimed (directly or indirectly) to be a 'retired CSM combat veteran'. Evaluating those claims is completely appropriate and if it's true, it's true. If it's false, he has to deal with explaining why it was claimed. Some only care about a single little letter (D or R), put a D next to the offenders name and one group says it matters while another group says it doesn't matter. Reverse the letters and make the D an R and the opinion of those two groups magically flip flop. The subset group doesn't pay attention to that little letter, they care or don't care regardless. This isn’t political for me. As a retiree, I simply refuse to question the character of a fellow retiree’s service because of politics
August 12, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, RPeeteRules said: He answered her pretty well, it seems. I like how he claims it's the media's obsession to talk about something that happened 3 years ago right before he brings up George Floyd protests from 2020.
August 12, 20241 yr 45 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: I like how he claims it's the media's obsession to talk about something that happened 3 years ago right before he brings up George Floyd protests from 2020. Yaaaaasssss. The drug addicted saint of burnt cities. 🤣
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