Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Commentary: Trump Strengthened America’s National Security by Firing Some Top Military Brass
President Donald Trump’s decision to remove General Charles Q. Brown Jr. from his position as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) has ignited a debate between the left, right, and pundits regarding the president’s power over military leadership and the broader implications of such a decision. President Trump’s decision shines a spotlight on the constitutional, legal, and historical dimensions that empower the president to make these changes while also considering the potential ramifications of this move on Pentagon governance, military cohesion, and our national security.
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Notice they're only questioning President Trump's decision to fire Brown, not Biden's decision to promote such a pathetically unqualified racist?
ReplyDeleteOr the other (I'm gonna go with) 100+ commanding officers biden fired.
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Oh no, not a racist!
DeleteTrump is re-establishing and reinforcing the rules that Biden et al (yeah, you Obama) ignored. The military reports to and is governed by the President. Period. Equally, the executive branch is subject to the same rules. Long past time to make that point.
ReplyDeleteI happen to be in a position where I get to see and even meet some of the brass as they come through the revolving door into the Defense Industry and if these people are representative of our military leadership we are in a LOT of trouble. It's a do-over. Fire em all. Bring new people up from Major or Senior NCO on down. I'm serious. I've met Chief Master Sergeants who would make better Generals.
ReplyDeleteI am on the defense industry side of the coin, but I get to see the quality of the military brass that is in charge of Airforce and Navy aviation projects (and Army to a lesser extent). In the Regan days, the Air Force and Navy officers knew engineering and the technology that went into the design of the aircraft. In fact, many could do the calculations themselves if pressed. By the 1990's these officers were all figureheads that relied almost exclusively on the knowledge and expertise of the civilian engineers employed by their respective services. These civilian employees back then were for the most part very knowledgeable and would intelligently discuss problems found with the equipment and proposed solutions, backed up by calculations. In the meantime, the defense contractor engineers would also propose solutions backed up by calculations, and a discussion would follow. Ultimately the civilian employee would give the final recommendation to the commanding officer, and the commanding officer would make the directive.
DeleteNow, however, the officers are for the most part know-nothings, and the old-time civilian employees are long retired, all in favor of a DEI Air Force and Navy. Trump needs to fire many of the commanding officers in the military and promote officers from West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy to assume leadership positions in the Armed Services while ensuring that the ones promoted pick replacements so that military education remains top notch.
He would make a big impression on me if he had Milley taken around back, tied to a stake and shot.
ReplyDeleteWhat part of "Commander In Chief" do they not understand?
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