{"id":147254,"date":"2023-09-14T10:50:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=147254"},"modified":"2023-09-14T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T19:05:29","slug":"tubervilles-trauma-memo-highlights-the-horrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=147254","title":{"rendered":"Tuberville’s Trauma- Memo Highlights the Horrors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deferred Retirements, Unemployed Spouses, Field Officers Working as Generals: Democrats’ Memo Details Effects of Tuberville Blocking Military Promotions<\/h3>\n

At least 25 three- and four-star officers were forced to delay retirements to ensure continuity of command due to a Republican senator’s months-long blockade against hundreds of military promotions, according to a new memo from Senate Democrats.<\/p>\n

The memo released by Democrat lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday evening details personal stories of hardship and breaks down an array of effects stemming from Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on confirming general and flag officer nominees. Tuberville, who opposes a Pentagon policy allowing troops leave time and travel expenses for abortions, is a member of the committee.<\/p>\n

“Most of these officers have served for 30 or 40 years, mobilized for numerous combat deployments, and have missed countless birthdays, anniversaries, children’s births, sports games and music recitals,” the memo said, referring to service members who have put off retirement because their replacements can\u2019t be confirmed.
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\nThe memo from Senate Democrats details several specific anecdotes of turmoil brought to military families.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Military spouses have to change jobs, moves can be a shit-show, schools are what they are and military life is darned inconvenient. These are simple facts well known to every military family, most of who are not drawing 0-8 pay to mitigate the pain. Also revealed in the memo subordinates can step up and continue the mission when needed, and how this is a burden.<\/p>\n

Senator Turberville is unmoved by the turmoil he is causing and is maintaining his hold on the group promotion process. The individual vote he is attempting to force is now estimated to take 689 hours and 20 minutes to hear all the nominees. This figure is from a Congressional Research Service report released by Senate Democrats. The methodology used to at arrive at that number was not mentioned.<\/p>\n

If the amplitude and pitch of the howls from Dems are indications, Tubby is doing just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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