Many
military members morale is at an all time low, but you may not be for the
reasons you think. Military members sacrifice a great deal, they don’t have
freedom of speech, they can’t just quit, and many times they spend years away
from their families even when we are not at war. The families sacrifice as
well, not knowing where you may be, having to take care of the kids on their
own, and never knowing when you will get that call to leave on a moment’s
notice or receive the knock on the door letting them know you have just made
the ultimate sacrifice for your country. Most people we refer to as civilians
will never know what this is like, they will never know what it feels like to
go somewhere knowing you or one of your military brothers and sisters will be
coming home for their funeral, we do this because this is what honor, duty and
sacrifice for your country means.
Very
few liberals and even fewer receiving entitlement understand what sacrifice
means, John F. Kennedy in his inauguration address said,” “Ask not what your
country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”, which is a
fraise all true Americans live by; not what can you do for a political party or
a politician but for your country. In the military we give back to our country
while so many others just take, we take all the sacrifices in stride no matter
who is in the Oval Office because ours is not a political job like a senator
but a job of service and sacrifice. We hold our heads high knowing we are the
best in the world at what we do, we do not serve for the politicians, but for
our country and We the People; all we ask for in return is for the support of
our countrymen. Over the years we in the military have had drops and raises in
our moral and most of the times when we have a drop it was because we were
being used as political pawns; but recently the morale has dropped below any
other point in our history and you have to ask why.
In
January 2009, according to the Military Times, military morale was at 91% and
December 2014 it is at the lowest point recoded which is 56%; that is a drop of
62% of the 91%. When surveyed if it will get worse or better, the military by
70% said it would get worse. It isn’t because of the pay even though most of
the military qualify for assistance they refuse to take it, it isn’t because of
living conditions, it isn’t because we have been at war for so long, but it is
because we have been used as a political pawn like never before; with attacks
coming from our own government, placing politically motivated military leaders
is positions of power while removing truly great military leaders, and
purposely putting the military in harm’s way not allowed to defend ourselves
for political reasons, this is why morale is plummeting in the military.
When
needed, the militaries special units who go through intense training and they
are not allowed to save Americans. We know what brings down the military morale
and here are a few of many examples.
November
2009, Maj Nidal Hasan murders 13 people and wounds 30 others at Fort Seal
while yelling “Allahu Akbar”, a known terrorist phrase. He had contact with
Anwar al-Awlaki a known terrorist, and even had on his business cards SOA
(Soldier of Allah) which is used by the terrorist; to add insult to injury,
this administration refuses to classify this as an Act of Terror.
I
was one of the last people out of Iraq in December 2011 when we were
pulling out, we were taking fire but by Executive Direction” were not allowed
to return fire and lost several troops. You can say whatever you want but I
lived it and was there, were you.
In
Benghazi we had
munitions above but not allowed to release, how do I know? You had a former
seal on the ground lazing a target and they wouldn’t have done it accidently, a
seal wouldn’t make that mistake. The QRF (Quick Reaction Force) was given a
stand down order and wasn’t allowed to help; how do I know, I know someone who
was assigned to them. Honestly I didn’t think it was possible that politicians
would be this stupid until I seen the Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert
Lovell and then AFRICOM commander General Carter Ham stating, “We knew almost
immediately Benghazi
was a terrorist attack”; then I knew it was true. Incidentally, General Carter
Ham was relieved of his command shortly afterwards his testimony by this
administration. The QRF was ready to do their job, what they have trained for,
and wasn’t allowed to; instead they watched Americans die.
Would
this bring your morale down, it does ours in the military, especially when you
know you could have saved another American’s life and you weren’t allowed to.
When the military is used as a social engineering experiment, nothing but bad
can come from it and this is what we have had since day one with this
administration. Everything this administration has done in regards to the
military has been done for political reasons with total disregard with how it
will affect the military, even having the present give a half ass salute with a
coffee cup in his saluting hand; you cannot disrespect the military much more
than that. Don’t get me wrong, the disrespect comes from both parties; the
liberals within both parties are at the most fault but both parties are at
fault. The liberals hate the military and since there are less and less vets in
a voting bloc, taking care of our vets have fallen further and further behind,
even behind the illegals on our country and you wonder why the military’s
morale is sinking. When you have people in charge of the military who hate the
military and even the first lady who makes statements like, “All this for a
stupid flag”, the same flag which covers our dead troop’s coffins with the
“Commander and Chief” agreeing, you don’t need much more reason. Prince Harry
who is English royalty fought for his country, showing his patriotism but how
many “American Royalty” children would ever join the military to support and
defend their country? Will Chelsea Clinton, Paul Pelosi, Matthew Martell (Lisa
Murkowski’s son), Claire McConnell; or even one of President Obama’s kids; the
odds are strongly against it, liberals never give back, they just take, the
opposite of the military who always gives.
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