Even strong NCOs that would do that are decreasing in number. Wait till many of the young Soldiers, who benefited from kid gloves treatment, reach SFC and 1SG.
Yeah the Obama purges where rough, lots of good SSGs and SFCs got "early retirement" via medical boards. I remember people being so afraid of asking for mental health help because it was a career ending medial appointment.
Many of those factors were also in play prior to Obama, even began in the 20th Century. What you just mentioned also falls under the "zero defect" mentality that was in full force during the draw-down of the 1990s. George Washington's career would've ended during the colonial period if they had the same mentality back then.
I enlisted back in '98 and always thought it was weird how few Desert Storm vets still in uniform. It wasn't until we transitioned from Bush to Obama that it realized how little democrats care about service members. Economy is collapsing and Obama reduces BAH by 300-500 a month based on zip codes. PCSing, getting promoted actually meant service members lost money. Then the DoD started the never ending "reductions in force" pushing out anyone they could before they could qualify for VA Disability Retirement. 2011-2014 where brutal, look at the suicide rates.
Even strong NCOs that would do that are decreasing in number. Wait till many of the young Soldiers, who benefited from kid gloves treatment, reach SFC and 1SG.
Yeah the Obama purges where rough, lots of good SSGs and SFCs got "early retirement" via medical boards. I remember people being so afraid of asking for mental health help because it was a career ending medial appointment.
Many of those factors were also in play prior to Obama, even began in the 20th Century. What you just mentioned also falls under the "zero defect" mentality that was in full force during the draw-down of the 1990s. George Washington's career would've ended during the colonial period if they had the same mentality back then.
I enlisted back in '98 and always thought it was weird how few Desert Storm vets still in uniform. It wasn't until we transitioned from Bush to Obama that it realized how little democrats care about service members. Economy is collapsing and Obama reduces BAH by 300-500 a month based on zip codes. PCSing, getting promoted actually meant service members lost money. Then the DoD started the never ending "reductions in force" pushing out anyone they could before they could qualify for VA Disability Retirement. 2011-2014 where brutal, look at the suicide rates.