Drill Instructors once pounded it into the heads of recruits to never, ever, EVER have dealings with WMs.
From the looks of things, that advice is no longer given.
Let's hope for the sake of some sad sack out there that they get back into the habit of warning young pups about the dangers cause Congress is about to get stupid. Via Politico.
Every interest group will attempt to get their pet cause moved to civilian courts. Drunk Driving? Mothers against drunk driving will insist on it. Animal cruelty? Peta will be all over you. The list will go on.
This will be the biggest failure of this JCS. They will be the crowd that allowed good order and discipline to be taken from Commanders and given to civilian prosecutors. The JCS played checkers while women's rights groups played chess. Haynie and TwentyTwenty (and all his gay brothers and sisters) should be proud.
From the looks of things, that advice is no longer given.
Let's hope for the sake of some sad sack out there that they get back into the habit of warning young pups about the dangers cause Congress is about to get stupid. Via Politico.
Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have joined an upstart effort to remove the chain of command from military sexual assault cases, POLITICO has learned.Go to Politico to read the whole thing but Military Law is about to be changed forever. This won't stop at sexual assault cases. How can you justify only placing that crime under civilian authority while murder remains under military control. That will be the slippery slope.
The tea party favorites give the bill’s lead sponsor, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, critical conservative cover as she battles the Pentagon and hawks in both parties on her proposal to create a new prosecution system for major military crimes.
Every interest group will attempt to get their pet cause moved to civilian courts. Drunk Driving? Mothers against drunk driving will insist on it. Animal cruelty? Peta will be all over you. The list will go on.
This will be the biggest failure of this JCS. They will be the crowd that allowed good order and discipline to be taken from Commanders and given to civilian prosecutors. The JCS played checkers while women's rights groups played chess. Haynie and TwentyTwenty (and all his gay brothers and sisters) should be proud.
