unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (Righthaven LLC?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on
Army Times, and
Airforce Times, I’ve decided to give ya’ll an unhappycamper summary of the article and a link to the OP. To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on
Navy Times,
Marine Corps Times,
stripes.com and
military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.
Read all about Fair Use
here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.
unhappycamper summary of this article: I'm sure the last thing the Puzzle Palace needs to see is retired Generals and Admirals with all the $$$$ signs behind their names. It would almost make a whore blush.
$400 grand before you factor in those plushy M-I-C or lobbyist jobs that are always filled by these 'patriotic' men pimping for more war toys.
Previous threads on the military mentor program:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8715069http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8730325http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8773118http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8906671Full disclosure required for military mentorsBy Tom Vanden Brook - USA Today
Posted : Thursday Oct 14, 2010 6:05:54 EDT
WASHINGTON — After pressure from two key senators, the Pentagon has reversed course and will require that the retired generals and admirals it hires as consultants file public, not confidential, financial disclosure statements, according to letters from Congress and the Defense Department.