Former Airman here the Air Force is more of a corp than military branch, but like the other branches will be split if it came to a civil war on the enlisted side, officers might be a bit fucked there
The Air Force leadership sees the Air Force as the Officer Corps of the military. They're mostly former fighter jocks with oversized egos looking for sweet gigs at defense contractors when they retire. They hardly even remember the enlisted exist. I think too many of them have grown dependent on that plan and are looking at which side will reward them the most, the Swamp or the Patriots. It's gonna be shaky if things kick off.
Yep, most officers will swing swamp as the swamp will have that lure of a cushy lucrative job after the service. Enlisted will be in a tough spot sworn to the constitution and to obey the orders of those appointed above them and the orders of the president. Most I suspect won't know what to do if it comes to civil war or if the president invokes the insurrection act but their command says they won't be following Trumps orders do they risk being declared traitors by Trump and the patriots or risk a court martial from command if they decide to follow Trump. Glad im not in that position myself
A lot of those guys in the enlisted ranks are in their early 20s, so most of them would have gone through the public school system from the 2000s and teens. That's not good. A lot more of them are also from the cities now than they used to be. Also not good. I don't think the enlisted culture is what it used to be anymore. Especially after the great decimation of rhe experienced NCOs in 2010-2012 when Pres. Obama cut the funding. A lot of military tradition went with those NCOs never to be replaced when that happened. Who knows what ramifications that will have on everything.
Former Airman here the Air Force is more of a corp than military branch, but like the other branches will be split if it came to a civil war on the enlisted side, officers might be a bit fucked there
The Air Force leadership sees the Air Force as the Officer Corps of the military. They're mostly former fighter jocks with oversized egos looking for sweet gigs at defense contractors when they retire. They hardly even remember the enlisted exist. I think too many of them have grown dependent on that plan and are looking at which side will reward them the most, the Swamp or the Patriots. It's gonna be shaky if things kick off.
Yep, most officers will swing swamp as the swamp will have that lure of a cushy lucrative job after the service. Enlisted will be in a tough spot sworn to the constitution and to obey the orders of those appointed above them and the orders of the president. Most I suspect won't know what to do if it comes to civil war or if the president invokes the insurrection act but their command says they won't be following Trumps orders do they risk being declared traitors by Trump and the patriots or risk a court martial from command if they decide to follow Trump. Glad im not in that position myself
A lot of those guys in the enlisted ranks are in their early 20s, so most of them would have gone through the public school system from the 2000s and teens. That's not good. A lot more of them are also from the cities now than they used to be. Also not good. I don't think the enlisted culture is what it used to be anymore. Especially after the great decimation of rhe experienced NCOs in 2010-2012 when Pres. Obama cut the funding. A lot of military tradition went with those NCOs never to be replaced when that happened. Who knows what ramifications that will have on everything.