He quietly urged other military personnel to reflect on their own positions. “They should be confident in questioning possibly immoral or illegal orders,” he said, “remembering they are responsible for their own actions, and knowing others are asking the same questions.”
“If they have doubts about their orders, they are not alone,”
We need him to stay in, and fight the good fight, not quit. WTF?
Come January 2028, we might very well need our military leaders to uphold the Constitution they took an oath to protect, and kick the bastards out of the White House.
No, we need him and all the other competent officers on the side of the rebellion. Nazis will be weak without smart people leading them.
I hope all the soldiers and officers would either drop their guns or point them away from the protestors and towards the fascist government.
Btw there won’t be another election the way things are going. Waiting until 2029 to do something will be waaaayyyy tooooo late.
also it takes a while for an officer pipeline from college(rotc or OCS)-to colonel or generals, so once they lose these officers its going to be harder to replace them, its not like suddenly can promote a non-officer to an officer quickly.
it looks like its going to end up like russia’s military.
If you’re waiting for an officer’s revolt, don’t hold your breath.
It won’t be in the form of a revolt, it will be in the form of the military doing its duty. If the states democratically agree on new leadership, the military have a duty to the constitution to ensure a peaceful transition of power. If some portion of the military, in the face of Trump losing a democratic election, choose to align with him and maintain his power, THOSE are the ones who are revolting.
I don’t disagree that we need people like the Colonel to stay in, but the man has served faithfully for 24 years. More than long enough to reach retirement. We have to trust in the training that he has given the men and women that have served under him, and hope that it will prove to be enough.
2029
People say this a lot but the overwhelmingly more likely result of him staying is him just sitting there and watching things happen.