Can anyone help me learn more about either candidate's stance on the military?

Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:12:38 -0400

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 11 at 2016 12:24 AM

CPT Jack Durish — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:24:42 -0400

Trump says he doesn't want to commit armed forces to needless conflicts. (Can't argue with that but the devil is in the details) Hillary isn't saying much about the military but that's okay inasmuch as she'd only be lying if she did

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Oct 11 at 2016 1:32 AM

SPC Erich Guenther — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 01:32:22 -0400

The only small smidgen I heard was from Hillary being taped in a meeting about modernization of our Nuclear Forces policy meeting (probably for her campaign) and she was heard saying "What is it that we absolutely need to do or absolutely need to have, I don't care about the rest". Take that for what it is worth.

Response by PO2 Sybil "TT" I. made Oct 11 at 2016 4:36 AM

PO2 Sybil "TT" I. — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 04:36:34 -0400

Not sure about Hillary or Trump, but I know Pence believes woman shouldn't be in the military because he believes they can't help but fall in love with their supervisors., citing the Disney movie Mulan in a radio interview.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Oct 11 at 2016 10:30 AM

SSG Carlos Madden — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:30:22 -0400

Clinton's position on the military: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/military-and-defense/

Hillary Clinton on military and defense issues

We should maintain the best-trained, best-equipped, and strongest military the world has ever known.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Oct 11 at 2016 10:30 AM

SSG Carlos Madden — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:30:43 -0400

Trump's position on national defense:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/national-defense/

National Defense

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Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 11 at 2016 12:46 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:46:12 -0400

I'll tell you one thing, Trump has no business in military affairs and he's not fit to the Commander in Chief. Hilary is not the greatest but she knows us better than him.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 11 at 2016 6:35 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:35:45 -0400

HRC has already promised 4 more years of Pres. Obama plus an expanded role for former Pres Clinton. Pending your questions....?

Response by 1SG Mike Case made Oct 11 at 2016 6:37 PM

1SG Mike Case — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:37:17 -0400

Take the time and do the research yourself. Every person here will tell you what they want you to hear as WILL different websites. Take the time and dig into them for yourself. Don't vote for someone based on someone's else view of how they see each candidate.

Response by CDR Vic Monzon made Oct 11 at 2016 7:10 PM

CDR Vic Monzon — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:10:57 -0400

From a military buddy in the White House when Hillary first got in as First Lady... she was extremely pissed off at seeing SO MANY military people IN UNIFORM. And she used her colorful foul mouth to make that point clear. (There are plenty of books from insiders corroborating that behavior).
Judging from her tendency towards being a Pathological LIAR, I would tend to believe the EXACT OPPOSITE of anything the says. SHE is the one who FAILED to call for ANY attempt to rescue the Americans in Benghazi... including several former Special Operators.
Two years ago, I FIRMLY recommended my Nephews NOT to join to serve under Hussein (of course, Hillary was part of his regime). But they are Apolitical Patriots... one is now a SEAL Medic and the other is a Marine Officer in Flight Training.
Trump talks a pretty good story in favor of the Military and particularly Veterans.
For what its worth, I did 24 years of service and am VERY familiar with all the Clintons (I made sure I was off base at Moffett any time IMPEACHED POTUS Willie BentPecker flew into town to visit his kid at Stanford). They are the most corrupt pair of politicians in history. I would vote for Putin before I'd vote for Hillary. Yes, I am biased from experience.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 11 at 2016 8:37 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:37:56 -0400

I'll give you the official positions of all four major candidates.

Hillary Clinton's:
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/military-and-defense/

Donald Trump's:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/national-defense/

Gary Johnson's: (This one is a little thin on info)
https://www.johnsonweld.com/foreign_policy_and_national_defense

Jill Stein's (this one is even more thin on info, but short version is "cut military spending by 50%"):
http://www.jill2016.com/plan

Hillary Clinton on military and defense issues

We should maintain the best-trained, best-equipped, and strongest military the world has ever known.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2016 2:37 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 02:37:11 -0400

The only thing I remember Hillary saying is that she wants to cut the Active Army down by 200,000. I stopped paying attention after that.

Response by TSgt Lars Eilenfeld made Oct 13 at 2016 3:09 PM

TSgt Lars Eilenfeld — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:09:11 -0400

If you were in the military during the last Clinton debacle then it would be simple. Hillary hates us Trump dosen't