Military chiefs have concerns about politicization of July 4th

[struggle4progress]

By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent
Updated Jul 3, 2019 11:28:10 PM

... The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, will attend. But Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, is on an overseas USO tour that was planned since May and Gen. David Goldfein, the chief of staff of the Air Force, is on leave.

A U.S. defense official told CNN the White House provided 5,000 tickets to the Pentagon.

This is not the first time military leaders have signaled their discomfort with potential politicization of the military in recent weeks. In early June, former acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan issued an internal memo to all Pentagon personnel, service members and civilian employees calling on leaders to "reinforce the apolitical nature" of the U.S. military, according to a copy obtained by CNN.

The memo was in response followed reports that the White House Military Office coordinated directly with the Navy's Seventh Fleet to have the USS John S. McCain hidden from view during Trump's visit to Japan ...

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2019/7/3/Donald-Trump-4th-of-July.html

[triron]

1. Yeah the military acts real concerned. (sarcasm)

[maxsolomon]

2. Maybe they should write a strongly worded letter and resign.

Sorry, top brass, he's your CiC.

You have to follow orders; that's why he likes (to say he likes) you so much. You're subservient.

You probably voted for him, too.

[onecaliberal]

3. So concerned they're going to stand next to that shit stain when he vomits on July 4th.

[TeamPooka]

4. We're going to need to purge the military officer ranks after Trump is gone. Along with the judges