Captain Honor and Senior Military leadership

 I thought this was interesting..


Unfortunately the "standard" is a moving bar based on CYOA or political expediency?

To further the point, in this day and age, how many young Naval officers would "survive" a court martial conviction, remain in the service and rise to become the CNO? (Nimitz did)

Or, in the case of Patton would he have received a 4th star after his Italy stunt.

A politically correct military has and will cost the lives of many a good Americans!  But we should feel good about it..I am sure the letters to the parents of the Airmen killed in Frankfurt were easy to write because the "standard" is such that our soldiers don't need to be armed unless they are in the combat zone. It would not be "politically correct" to not trust the Germans with the safety and security of our military members. Wake up leadership! Remember what your roll is.  Send your subordinates home alive after rapidly and efficiently killing the enemy! If it involves using the naked brutal realities of life to get their attention, to learn their jobs then so be it! I know very little of the Honors case but I know reality from the field or deck plates in naval lingo, the examples of senior military leadership with respect to political correctness and CYOA sucks! By their actions, senior leadership is developing a group of leaders who will not risk when it is time to risk for fear of being burned at the stake for making a "politically" poor decision.  I guess the former CO of the Cole would be one of the few who would agree with me or maybe the senior rater for Major Hasan...

Say good by to focsil follies, shellback shenanigans and be real careful what movies are on CCTV.  Brokeback Mountain or Blazing Saddles might get you relieved. 

I would leave my name however I am fearful of the repercussions of speaking freely.  Where were the smokes in the C-rations again that's right next to the torpedos...NOT!