Mission ‘Accomplished’? Trump Boasts of Being Boon for Military

SSgt Addison Rylee - President Trump has done a lot for the military and Veterans. And for the record, "This isn’t the time to pull the “but Obama card.”...The liberals used the "Bush Card" at a drop of the hat. It is only fitting to use Obama especially when the moronic hypocrite liberals chastise President Trump at every whim yet remained silent when Obama did the same exact thing.
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/trump-and-congress-just-gave-the-military-big-boost

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/01/19/trumps-biggest-military-accomplishments-as-president-so-far-according-to-the-gop/

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/09/21/trump-oks-the-largest-va-budget-ever/

SSgt Addison R. and MSgt (Join to see) I think that when military members get into these types of exchanges they distract us from the mission. That mission is not to defend politicians, who for the most part have used the military "as pawns" in some cases and "as a terrible swift swords" in other more justifiable endeavors.

ALL, repeat ALL Presidents had to a greater or lesser extend strengths and weaknesses that helped and hurt us domestically, internationally and at time culturally with the rhetoric they sometimes help to fan. A Presidents role in complicated going from servicing as a grief counselor to a NCAA National Championship Football team winning coach to a poet to so many other roles.

Our jobs as citizens, if we understand our roles, is simple. Realize we are the "fighter in the ring" at Teddy Roosevelt once remarked and out job is to be prepared to make things happen when and for those who are depending out our leadership daily to accomplish, regarding of the politicians. If we continue in the business of defending or attacking people that don't know o care to know our names, then we waste time tilting a wind mills.

SSgt, I did find your tone with both MSgt Clifford and Col Conway, as least as I read your response condescending! Of course, I am willing admit that I might be reading into the language. We a military men and women cannot forget, or duty is to the nation 320 million + of them, ALL of them. I don't give a damn about the 535 members of the Congress or what Presidents, who come an go have to say. Save, are they making my life then on active duty, or now as a retiree better. If in my perception or my reality hey are not or they are, I praise or comment on those specific areas. I have seen Presidents accomplish both, do good an then turn around and screw the military. So from my point of view I tend to not be drawn in by the rhetoric and just the real facts where the rubber mean the real road - my day to day life.

“It is only fitting to use Obama especially when the moronic hypocrite liberals chastise President Trump at every whim yet remained silent when Obama did the same exact thing”. —MSgt Clifford

If that isn’t condescending, I’m not quite sure what is. Additionally, it’s highly irrelevant. I’ll be the first to admit that our previous President wasn’t the greatest. But that wasn’t the topic of the original post. And rather than agreeing, disagreeing or refuting the additional post, Mr. Clifford basically resorted to ‘well the last guy was a clown, so that justifies the current circus’.

SSgt Russell attempted to get back on track with, “Even if we are to look at the article for the bias it is, to overlook how poorly Trump has treated military members is quite the overlook.” And that’s when the “mornonic hypocrite” retorts began.

When reading through multiple RP posts about the current administration, a common theme of defense about the f*ckery is often along the lines of, ‘well the last guy did it’. However, that’s pretty much the opposite of draining the swamp, as was promised. That’s actually more akin to diving into the swamp head first and then doing a leisurely backstroke.

Here’s another interesting perspective that I’d like to read the RP views about. The President basically takes a turd on Mattis. And hey, so did the last guy, right? So the President can’t be wrong. Certainly not criticized.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/01/02/trump-insists-he-fired-mattis-says-former-defense-secretary-was-not-too-good-at-the-job/

SSgt Addison R.

Indeed. I seem to remember a President who recently boasted that his accomplishments in office included “ending two wars” (Iraq and Afghanistan). Both of those wars are still going on, seems to me, just under different names; IRAQI FREEDOM now equals INHERENT RESOLVE, and ENDURING FREEDOM now equals FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. But they’re the same “ended” wars, aren’t they?

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - This is a Viking that is cargo or passenger instead of ASW, right? Is this the plane to take if you got a Red Cross Message to go home on Emergency Leave? A friend of mine on the Big E serving in the 80s got a telegram saying his Mom had died and was shipped home immediately.

LTC (Join to see) Two Variants S-3 Viking and/or ES-3 Shadow. If It a Viking it is ASW That is Right. If it is a Shadow it is for Spying. Only a Couple on the Ship. They can be used to get You off the ship since it is a 4 Seater (Still Pretty Cramped Though)

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Thanks!

I was in VS 29, the first S3A aircraft deployed aboard the USS Enterprise. We were the first S3A aircraft in the Western Pacific aboard an attack carrier. During our pre deployment work up I had need to be flown off ship to go back to San Diego. It was the COD that was used for this, not the S3. Just my opinion, but I would imagine that POTUS, being a pilot would be an exception to flying in the S3. I do not think that the average sailor would be afforded the opportunity to fly on or off the ship via the S3.