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2014-08-01 Home Front: Politix

German Officer To Serve As U.S. Army Europes Chief Of Staff

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-08-01 09:23|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Is this an indication that our officer corps, like fish, has begun to rot from the head down?

Posted by Omomock Speaking for Boskone4589 2014-08-01 10:25|| 2014-08-01 10:25|| Front Page Top

#2 General Office (GO) billets are congressionally regulated and closely controlled by the Army General Officer Management Office (GOMO). This frees up a GO billet for elsewhere. Where is the elsewhere ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-01 10:41|| 2014-08-01 10:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Obama has gutted the senior officer corps of all three services and inserted his drones to do his bidding.

We probably have very few really GOOD generals left that know a GDP from a SITREP...

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-08-01 10:54|| 2014-08-01 10:54|| Front Page Top

#4 FM 100-8 Chapter 2 -

COMMAND AUTHORITY

When participating in a multinational operation, the senior commanders must agree early on the type of C2 authority that will govern the operations of the forces. In any multinational operation, the US commander retains command over all assigned US forces. The US chain of command runs from the NCA to the combatant commander. The chain of command, from the President to the lowest US commander in the field, remains inviolate. The definitions shown in this section demonstrate the complexity of multinational operations. Subtle differences in terms, especially operational control, cause confusion even among allies with a long history of multinational operations.

Although political considerations are critical, a clear point must be established where political structure ends and military structure begins. The MNF commander should report to the combatant commander or a subordinate joint force commander (JFC), who acts as a buffer between political leadership and military structures. This might mean that a US corps commander designated as the commander of the joint task force (CJTF) is the political-military buffer, and the deputy corps commander controls military operations as a joint force land component commander (JFLCC). The combatant commander determines the specific relationship.

Which basically is an implementation of The Goldwater-Nichols Act, cite Section 162(b)- "unless otherwise directed by the President, the chain of command to a unified or specified combatant command runs—(1) from the President to the Secretary of Defense" and "(2) from the Secretary of Defense to the commander of the combatant command"

NB - only someone subject to the UCMJ can prefer charges against someone else subject to the UCMJ.

So, don't panic.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-01 11:05|| 2014-08-01 11:05|| Front Page Top

#5 I know this is a bit awkward P2k.....but we'll be briefing the boss on some 'high-side' Ukraine issues in this afternoon's update. Would you mind ensuring that the Generalmajor is discreetly reminded he, hmmm hmmm, need not to attend ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-01 11:12|| 2014-08-01 11:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Or maybe he should attend, since the Great O is too wonderful to care about the United States.

Posted by Frozen Al 2014-08-01 11:25|| 2014-08-01 11:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Go for the best when you've passed over the rest.

Posted by Skidmark 2014-08-01 11:25|| 2014-08-01 11:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Certainly must be a USAEUR first, a 'RED BADGED' primary staff officer. I'll bet the command security officer (CSO) is having a lovely day.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-01 11:30|| 2014-08-01 11:30|| Front Page Top

#9 ~~USAEUR~~ ~ USAREUR

Posted by Besoekr 2014-08-01 11:46|| 2014-08-01 11:46|| Front Page Top

#10 #5 no more awkward than for the approximately 100 foreign officers attending CGSC that do not attend NOFOR briefings the rest of the class goes to.

Heck, back in the First Gulf War, the intel people were notorious for not releasing info to their CGs in the field because 'they didn't have the clearance'. In a major GO conference after the war (which included discussion on downsizing), there were a number of calls of doing away with MI as a branch and making it just a skill identifier.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-01 12:34|| 2014-08-01 12:34|| Front Page Top

#11 'Tis a "Brave New World" indeed.

Iff the US can survive Globalist Bammer + any post-2017 Globalist POTUS successors, over + besides post-2015 NAFTA, etc. = OWG NAU.

As I keep telling Guam locals, "WELCOME TO OWG = SPACE-GOVT-ORDER, + GLOBALISM"! where America = AMerika cannot go to war or defend itself or its interests because its Econ + National Security, etc. is controlled by other Nations, including but not limited to dangerous rivals or protagonists.

* FYI FREEREPUBLIC this Guam AM > [Washington Times] OBAMA DOWNSIZING LEAVES US TOO WEAK TO COUNTER GLOBAL THGREATS, PANEL FINDS.

* GROONG > [Ria] WESTERN SANCTIONS TO MAKE RUSSIA A [higher] NEW-LEVEL POWER - GOVERNOR, albeit it will not be easy or widout probs/hardship.

Lastly,

* TOPIX > [Examiner] A TOTALITARIAN COUP UNDERWAY IN THE US.

A mighty AL BUNDY-IAN "THE HELL YOU SAY"! rant is heard over Amerika.

WINNER/ADVANTAGE = RUSSIA, GOING-NUKULAAR-WID-US/WESTERN-HELP NUCLEAR RISING IRAN, + CHINA.

And once again, little Virginia, we learn why our ancestors ghosts/spirits warned that the US may sink or destroy Guam + other strategic Pacific islands wid "EarthQuake/Tectonic Bombs" as it retreats or falls back across the Pacific.

Officially I wanna blame Hugo Chavez + "Michelle's Brigade" but truth be told it actually goes much beyond or earlier than them.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-08-01 22:38|| 2014-08-01 22:38|| Front Page Top

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