As the Chinee laugh, we surrender without a shot

The Marixists’ long march through our institutions has reached its interstellar apogee

When I look at potential candidates, say, for squadron command, I strive to match the right person to the right job. I consider their job performance and relevant experience first. However, I also look at their personal circumstances, and their family is also an important factor. It’s a good match for a job does not feel safe being themselves and performing at their highest potential at a given location, or if their family could be denied critical health care due to the laws in that state, I am compelled to consider a different candidate and perhaps less qualified.

Those barriers are a threat to our readiness, and they have a direct correlation to the resiliency and well-being of our most important operational advantage: our people. The Department of Defense’s success depends on getting the most from every person on the team. Each team member deserves, at a minimum, to be treated with respect and dignity and to serve in an environment which they can grow and thrive.

So, as I read the general, she passes over qualified officers for a command if she feels that they might not feel comfortable or “safe” (snicker) in the state where they’d be based. How nice for them — apparently they have no say in the matter — and how nice for our country’s defense.

There are actually laws against military officers engaging in this kind of partisanship politics; here’s just one of them: