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Monthly Archives: April 2007

Yinglings’ Truth-telling

Posted on April 30, 2007 by jeffz66

Although he’s got a battalion now, I suspect that his career prospects rate somewhere behind McMaster’s.   You officers amuse yourselves with God knows what buffooneries and never dream in the least of serious service. This is a source of stupidity which would become most dangerous in case of a serious conflict.- Frederick the Great … Continue reading »

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Magic Plug

Posted on April 30, 2007 by jeffz66

The magic “plug”… Gary Motsek, assistant deputy undersecretary of Defense for program support, said the interagency program to train Iraqi security forces had suffered from poor planning. “We had a contractor plug that was going to go in there, and it was going to be kind of like magic,” he said, noting that the agencies … Continue reading »

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VA Systems from Military News

Posted on April 27, 2007 by jeffz66

3. VA, Vet Groups Oppose Claims-System Changes ———————————————- The Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Paralyzed Veterans of America have registered objections in Congress to two bills aimed at reducing the VA’s current disability backlog of 600,000 claims. H.R. 1490 would provide benefits as soon as a veteran applies for … Continue reading »

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