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originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: Annee
How so?
The purpose of the military is to kill people and break stuff.
We were never in the business of making people feel good.
(a) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
(b) The Secretary is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense. Subject to the direction of the President and to this title and section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3002) he has authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense.
(c) (1) The Secretary shall report annually in writing to the President and the Congress on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of the Department of Defense during the period covered by the report, together with—
(A) a report from each military department on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of that department;
(B) itemized statements showing the savings of public funds, and the eliminations of unnecessary duplications, made under sections 125 and 191 of this title; and
(C) such recommendations as he considers appropriate.
(2) At the same time that the Secretary submits the annual report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to the President and Congress a separate report from the Reserve Forces Policy Board on any reserve component matter that the Reserve Forces Policy Board considers appropriate to include in the report.
(d) Unless specifically prohibited by law, the Secretary may, without being relieved of his responsibility, perform any of his functions or duties, or exercise any of his powers through, or with the aid of, such persons in, or organizations of, the Department of Defense as he may designate.
(e) (1) The Secretary shall include in his annual report to Congress under subsection (c)— (A) a description of the major military missions and of the military force structure of the United States for the next fiscal year; (B) an explanation of the relationship of those military missions to that force structure; and (C) the justification for those military missions and that force structure. (2) In preparing the matter referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the content of the annual national security strategy report of the President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) for the fiscal year concerned.
originally posted by: yuppa
originally posted by: carewemust
CNN is asking how can America make peace with Iran and North Korea with a guy named Mad Dog in charge of our military?
Dont you go out of your way to avoid a barking dog you are afraid will bite?
originally posted by: Pyle
Don't like this pick. We have enough generals in the military. We don't need a retired one in the 2nd Highest Civilian position in the Military.
originally posted by: charolais
For all of you who are forgetting exactly what the role of Defense Secretary is, according to US Code Title 10 Section 113.
(a)..... A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. ..
originally posted by: charolais
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: Annee
How so?
The purpose of the military is to kill people and break stuff.
We were never in the business of making people feel good.
Actually the purpose of the military is to uphold & defend the Constitution and provide for the common defense, under the complete discretion of Congress (i.e. the people). Its in Article 1 Section 8.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
He sounds like a good choice
originally posted by: DJW001
originally posted by: Bluntone22
He sounds like a good choice
He would be a great choice, if he were qualified, which he's not. His nomination is just Trump's latest manipulative ploy. You see, there's a law that the SECDEF needs to be out of uniform for seven years before assuming the office. Mattis has only been retired two years, and therefore despite having the right background and character, unqualified.
But wait! Can't Congress make an exception? That's exactly the point. Trump is a narcissist and a master of manipulation. First he got Pence, who did not cut a deal with Carrier as Governor, to engage in a little bit of crony capitalism, you know, "just this once." Now it's Congress' turn to make a teeny weeny exception for Trump, you know, "just this once."
I hope Congress doesn't fall for it.
Afghanistan War As a colonel, Mattis commanded the 7th Marine Regiment. He led the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade as its commanding officer upon promotion to brigadier general.
During the initial planning for the War in Afghanistan, Mattis led Task Force 58 in operations in the southern part of the country, becoming the first Marine Corps officer to ever command a Naval Task Force in combat.[10] While serving in Afghanistan as a brigadier general, he was known as an officer who engaged his men with "real leadership".
A young Marine officer named Nathaniel Fick cited an example of that leadership when he witnessed Mattis in a fighting hole talking with a sergeant and a lance corporal: "No one would have questioned Mattis if he'd slept eight hours each night in a private room, to be woken each morning by an aide who ironed his uniforms and heated his MREs. But there he was, in the middle of a freezing night, out on the lines with his Marines
originally posted by: projectvxn
originally posted by: charolais
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: Annee
How so?
The purpose of the military is to kill people and break stuff.
We were never in the business of making people feel good.
Actually the purpose of the military is to uphold & defend the Constitution and provide for the common defense, under the complete discretion of Congress (i.e. the people). Its in Article 1 Section 8.
I'm well aware of the constitutional requirements of the military.
But that doesn't describe WHAT the military DOES.