I'm not a fan of the USNI Blog. Some of the writers yes. The majority of them? NOT AT ALL!
They vast majority of them represent the very worst values to be found in individuals in the military...they're self serving, self important, believe the world revolves around them and they think that the military owes them something.
The latest example of this comes from a YN2. Read the whole thing but check this out.
But they have.
I just wonder where the trustees are. Where is the leadership that says this is bullshit.
And if you're sitting there saying "hey the guy is making a decision and he's sharing it with the world" then consider this.
Thousands of Marines are making this very decision right now without whining.
Thousands of Marines are facing the very tough situation of wanting to remain in the Corps but will be forced out anyway.
Thousands of Marines are making a decision and dealing with the consequences.
But not this sailor. Not this guy. He's important. He's the only one that's going through this. He's special.
He makes me fucking sick.
They vast majority of them represent the very worst values to be found in individuals in the military...they're self serving, self important, believe the world revolves around them and they think that the military owes them something.
The latest example of this comes from a YN2. Read the whole thing but check this out.
Get through ‘A’ School, and through a duty station, probably in/around DC. Then apply for the sabbatical program in the Navy, and finish whatever schooling I have left.I don't know how USNI came to a point where its allowing its authors to pen articles that are this self serving. This selfish. This limited in its scope.
But, even with this plan, I don’t want to leave SHAPE. I doubt that anyone who reads this blog dislikes my Boss, ADM Stavridis. But, I also doubt many people who read this blog have worked for him. Trust me, he’s even better to work for than his reputation lets on. I know that anywhere else I go in the Navy, the ideas will not be as good, the drive to bring good ideas forward will not be as earnest, and I will miss all of this so terribly much–Please, all of you out there, prove me wrong in that, let me know who next to go work for as a CTR, I beg you.I don’t care that I will become just another CTR2 out there in the Fleet–in fact I miss the Fleet. But, I do care about not being around ideas. And that is why I want to get out, because in a very real sense, I know that in four years I’ve worked in that once-in-a-generation Command.
But they have.
I just wonder where the trustees are. Where is the leadership that says this is bullshit.
And if you're sitting there saying "hey the guy is making a decision and he's sharing it with the world" then consider this.
Thousands of Marines are making this very decision right now without whining.
Thousands of Marines are facing the very tough situation of wanting to remain in the Corps but will be forced out anyway.
Thousands of Marines are making a decision and dealing with the consequences.
But not this sailor. Not this guy. He's important. He's the only one that's going through this. He's special.
He makes me fucking sick.