{"id":92108,"date":"2019-10-23T08:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T12:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=92108"},"modified":"2019-10-23T08:42:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T12:42:36","slug":"mix-of-politics-and-retired-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=92108","title":{"rendered":"Mix of Politics and Retired Military"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edward Chang of The Federalist makes a case for Why Retired Military Officers Need To Shut Up About Politics<\/a>.\u00a0 To make his point, he cites the recent commentary by Retired Admiral William McRaven.<\/p>\n

Not all servicemembers, active or retired, appear to see it that way. Retired Admiral William McRaven, former Special Operations Command commander and Navy SEAL, best known for his involvement in the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, recently authored another op-ed critical of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

McRaven has been a consistent, vociferous critic of the administration from the beginning, as previously reported. But even by his standards, has McRaven gone too far this time?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the big point McRaven seemed intent on getting across: \u201cif this president doesn\u2019t demonstrate the leadership that America needs, both domestically and abroad, then it is time for a new person in the Oval Office \u2014 Republican, Democrat or independent \u2014 the sooner, the better. The fate of our Republic depends upon it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let there be no mistake: McRaven is leveraging the uniform he once wore and the reputation he cultivated in the military to influence readers. Given the readership of The New York Times, this op-ed was clearly intended reach a wide audience, including potential voters. McRaven is intent on encouraging the public to turn against President Trump. It matters not that McRaven\u2019s retired, because the public recognizes him not as a private citizen, but as an admiral and a decorated Navy SEAL, a perception McRaven is very likely aware of and embraces.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe this is a case of having one’s political views suppressed for years while in uniform, and then suddenly being allowed to spread one’s political wings.\u00a0 The writer makes a good point that people don’t tend to trust a political institution and that it is for good reason that politics views are kept out of public military statements.<\/p>\n

Someone once told me that the number one reason that military officers were dismissed since WWII is for public misstatements.\u00a0 Let that sink in – not sexual misdeeds, but public speaking mistakes.<\/p>\n

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