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46. "....we worked on their planes..."

Sat Oct 21, 2017, 03:24 PM

Oct 2017

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Same in the Fly Force. The jocks and wrenches were tight. As long they had their flight status, the jocks were ok. Once they had their wings clipped (usually medical or promoted up and out) not so much. There were exceptions, but not so much.

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As a Marine, I have to say something I never wanted to say about Gen'l Kelly... [View all] Wounded Bear Oct 2017 OP

And Ollie North was a total disgrace to his uniform. nt Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #1

OHs NOs not that! democratisphere Oct 2017 #2

Wingnut welfare sharedvalues Oct 2017 #20

There are always an abundance of patronage and "Life after whatever" jobs democratisphere Oct 2017 #27

Wingnut Welfare. sharedvalues Oct 2017 #65

CNN True Blue American Oct 2017 #30

Santorum was a little tolerable years ago. Now he seems extremely bitter and downright nasty. George II Oct 2017 #40

Mr. Homophobe was a little tolerable? sharedvalues Oct 2017 #66

Yep. He's moderated his views somewhat, or maybe Alice11111 Oct 2017 #41

And so is General Kelly.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2017 #3

My Dad is a USMC vet (Korea) Still In Wisconsin Oct 2017 #4

Kelly's lie about FBI building funding degrades the integrity of the entire Officer Corps. keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #5

The Turd White House is where reputations go to die. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #6

You've got that right. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #23

au contraire.... weydowner Oct 2017 #58

He let Dumpster piss on his son. His son! thegoose Oct 2017 #54

Gen."Empty Barrel" Kelly will have to dodge the public for years oasis Oct 2017 #7

Ollie got more than that, they tried to make him a Senator KelleyKramer Oct 2017 #24

I'll give Nancy Reagan credit for helping to derail his chances. nt oasis Oct 2017 #35

Yeah, even the RW got too right for her. She came out for Alice11111 Oct 2017 #42

I was in the "Gator Navy" back in the '70's. yallerdawg Oct 2017 #8

Those would have been grunts... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #10

So was I. When were you in? RDANGELO Oct 2017 #26

1970-77 Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #34

Make it beyond O-4 and it's all politics sarge43 Oct 2017 #39

I hear you... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #45

"....we worked on their planes..." sarge43 Oct 2017 #46

Were you in Aviation Ordnance? Crowman2009 Oct 2017 #48

Avionics...Fire Control Radar.. Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #51

I assume you made that MOS your first choice. Crowman2009 Oct 2017 #57

Not exactly, not my choice... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #63

Minus the drug trafficking. sandensea Oct 2017 #9

You're welcome... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #12

He's still qualified to get a job at Faux News. nt procon Oct 2017 #11

Gen. Kelly demonstrated his talent. That was an entertaining piece of NCjack Oct 2017 #16

KELLY said it, he's a *military* dude, NOT a POLICY thinker. He's in over his pay grade. UTUSN Oct 2017 #13

Once it was revealed that he was mistaken about Congresswoman Wilsons speech Grammy23 Oct 2017 #14

He is still in the 50s mindset where women are "sacred" and "honored" BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #18

Remember... czarjak Oct 2017 #21

Hope died. Scary. McMaster doesn't seem any better. We Alice11111 Oct 2017 #44

And only white women, and a subset of those. n/t pnwmom Oct 2017 #67

If this were Gen. Kelly's reality show FakeNoose Oct 2017 #19

Trump sent him out there with that lie, and Kelly complied like a good little soldier Skittles Oct 2017 #25

Kelly's a fuckin' jellyfish. DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #31

He wasn't "mistaken" ... NanceGreggs Oct 2017 #28

At the VERY LEAST, he needs to rip Huckabee Sanders a new one. Stonepounder Oct 2017 #15

I guess it's true: world wide wally Oct 2017 #17

We assume the best about our military. hay rick Oct 2017 #22

Meritorious service? The ACLU disputes that! csziggy Oct 2017 #32

I wasn't aware of his background until I read the ACLU article this morning. hay rick Oct 2017 #37

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His purposeful slander of the congresswoman for defending the honor of the wife of a fallen hero Trust Buster Oct 2017 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2017 #36

He's a terrible person -- and that's not new RandomAccess Oct 2017 #38

The Marine Oath of Enlistment spike jones Oct 2017 #43

"You cannot defend the Constitution AND obey the orders of Trump." Well said. diva77 Oct 2017 #49

I did a lot of work with the military in the 80's and 90's... Grins Oct 2017 #47

kr nt Tavarious Jackson Oct 2017 #50

A Marine does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do. ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #52

Kelly, trump and plenty of Rs have sunk well below Ollie North territory for me. Sunlei Oct 2017 #53

"I was authorized to do everything that I did" Oliver North. Kelly channeling North now. SummerSnow Oct 2017 #55

i dont see anything good coming out of this....i sense a real samnsara Oct 2017 #56

I agree with you! burrowowl Oct 2017 #59

Here is a post I put up 9 months ago about Oliver North. StevieM Oct 2017 #60

Yeah, I responded to that one. I wasn't kind to Ollie... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #64

I was very disappointed to hear him personally attack, & apparently lie, about Rep. Wilson. Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #61

K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #62