You gotta start somewhere. These babies in blue have been coddled for so long that even that bare minimum of reforms will probably drive most of the power-trippers out of the departments that implement them.

He may have not done a lot in the eyes of many folks during his presidency, and he may have done some things that put a blemish on his 8 years. But damn, do I miss this guy right now. No politician is perfect, but hopefully now everyone realizes his value when they ask for their savior candidate. Not a messiah, but…

The solutions are in the article. Did you read it?

Yeah my comment wasn’t meant to suggest this particular guy is an idiot; just that the industry has it’s fair share of morons in high places simply because they can get you in the room with senior DoD folks, or can make a phone call and get some red tape to disappear.

Fun fact, a bullet will easily punch through a wall, and a few rounds will go through a brick no problem, so always laugh at Hollywood showing someone hiding behind some drywall or in a doorway.

Yeah, know what you mean, I work with the industry all the time (while still in the mob). But even the idiots I’ve met working as contractors are pretty competent at something, and it’s more of a personality judgement when I think they are an idiot. Normally the senior executive types tend to be fairly high on the…

Holy shit! I never thought about the interface problems that would come up between two similar, but very different, groups.

The military recruits heavily from black communities, and African Americans of appropriate age compose more of the military proportionally than they do the population in general (in 2015 blacks made up 17% of the DOD active-duty military – somewhat higher than their share of the U.S. population ages 18 to 44 (13%).…

resulting in a total of 200 rounds being sprayed into the house. Remarkably, neither the suspect nor the woman and children inside the house were harmed.”

Yeah, covering means something completely different in the military. It means fire at they enemy so they take cover, usually to allow a fire team to move to a different position.

We’ve all had horrible bosses at one point in our careers.

so he knows exactly what the military can/should do, and what can go terribly wrong

None of them know what to do with their hands. They look like noone has picked them for their kickball team.

that kind of unprofessional bullshit that the police do would get someone court martialed

Some strangely important context.

I work in this industry, they sure as shit hire a lot of idiots (minor self burn, I know). Anyone with his rank, clearance and connections has half a dozen companies drooling over them. Competence doesn’t matter nearly as much as knowing the right people and being on good terms with them.

I guess Trump found Esper’s redline. The guy was an officer with the 101st Airborne before getting out, and also was a light colonel in the National Guard, so he knows exactly what the military can/should do, and what can go terribly wrong. Even in a warzone, soldiers are professionals with rules of engagement, so…

Did you see what he told NBC yesterday?

Maybe it was something to do with this? Seriously, how fucking awkward is this shit? Just standing in front of a boarded up church in ill-fitting suits, weird postures. Nobody knowing wtf to do with their arms.

“The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman is a horrible crime. The officers on the scene that day should be held accountable for his murder. It is a tragedy that we have seen repeat itself too many times. With great sympathy, I want to extend the deepest of condolences to the family and friends of…