NEWS Impact of Flag/GO Appointment Delays

[Random8145]

I've read that up until the 1980s, the U.S. subsidized its shipbuilding industry, which other nations also do theirs, but then we decided to stop, which made it much more difficult for ours to compete, so we lost a lot of it.

 

[Flash]

The Commandant of the Marine Corps General Eric Smith suffered an apparent heart attack on Sunday near 8th an I. Saw an article mention his punishing schedule, partly due to not having an Assistant Commandant, "But it is not a sustainable thing when the last thing you do is flip your computer off at 11:30 at night and you’re getting up at 5 o’clock in the morning.” Wishing the General a quick and full recovery.

 

[Fallonflyr]

Did he run the Marine Marathon?

 

[ChuckMK23]

I'm always amazed when I see outwardly healthy, fit, clean-living humans suffer from heart disease. We still know little about the cause and effect. Its a mystery.

Best wishes for the General's speedy recovery...

LT. GEN. KARSTEN HECKL

 

[Uncle Fester]

Sounds like the Commandant suffered a heart attack while jogging at 8th & I. No official update but it was at least bad enough that the bystanders who found him and the EMTs that responded had to do CPR.

 

[Flash]

Did he run the Marine Marathon?

Pretty sure not, here is a pic of him cheering the folks running it.

 

[JTS11]

I see there are a lot of GOP Senators tonight that are fed up with Tuberville's antics, and are forcing him to object on individual GO/FO nominations (which he previously said he wouldn't oppose, I believe)

My question for the forum is

1) is he holding up BOTH nominations AND promotions? If holding up promotions, do they rate back pay?

2) Could the services PCS the nominated officers to their expected duty stations, in spite of Tuberville's antics, or is that not legal?

3) Will this eventually affect promotion boards for O-6, and on down.

Finally, Tuberville has been using this line over the past year, and I'm glad he got called on it.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1709671369536090567

 

[Yardstick]

I see there are a lot of GOP Senators tonight that are fed up with Tuberville's antics, and are forcing him to object on individual GO/FO nominations (which he previously said he wouldn't oppose, I believe)

My question for the forum is

1) is he holding up BOTH nominations AND promotions? If holding up promotions, do they rate back pay?

2) Could the services PCS the nominated officers to their expected duty stations, in spite of Tuberville's antics, or is that not legal?

3) Will this eventually affect promotion boards for O-6, and on down.

Finally, Tuberville has been using this line over the past year, and I'm glad he got called on it.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1709671369536090567

Mark Kelly is a Democrat senator. However you say that Republican senators are fed up with him. What gives? You realize Tuberville didn’t just decide to do this out of the blue? It takes two to tango…

 

[JTS11]

Mark Kelly is a Democrat senator. However you say that Republican senators are fed up with him. What gives? You realize Tuberville didn’t just decide to do this out of the blue? It takes two to tango…

Yes, I know Kelly is a Democrat. Tuberville is on an island within his own party. Please name me some GOP Senators that support what he's doing. It's definitely just a few, if that.

Not really sure what you're implying that he didn't "do it out of the blue". No shit, he disagrees with a civilian led DoD policy, and is taking it out on the uniformed service, and is hurting readiness.

 

[Brett327]

1) is he holding up BOTH nominations AND promotions? If holding up promotions, do they rate back pay?

2) Could the services PCS the nominated officers to their expected duty stations, in spite of Tuberville's antics, or is that not legal?

3) Will this eventually affect promotion boards for O-6, and on down.

1. He is holding up nominations for GOFOs, many of those are tied to promotions. Many/most of those nominations involve a promotion, I.E. all the O6s who made O7, or the 2 star moving into a 3 star billet. Some moves are lateral, like VCNO to CNO, which are both 4 star billets. Flag matters is a strange animal, but I'm 90% sure that they won't get backpay. Their date of rank starts upon confirmation.

2. Unsure, but I doubt it. I suspect those orders get cut upon confirmation, but there might be some wiggle room.

3. Depends. It's a bit like JO job shift in a squadron where there are cascading effects when jobs change... big house of cards. I doubt it will impact promotions to O6, but it may impact the number of 1 stars they make this coming year.

 

[nittany03]

Mark Kelly is a Democrat senator. However you say that Republican senators are fed up with him. What gives? You realize Tuberville didn’t just decide to do this out of the blue? It takes two to tango…

One of these people, while I disagree strongly with some of his policy positions, is a retired O-6 Intruder pilot with combat time over Iraq in Desert Storm and a NASA astronaut with multiple spaceflights. The other is a pathetic washed-up ball coach whose main accomplishment is having his nose so far up Donald Trump's ass I'm surprised he can breathe, let alone have an original thought.

Who has more credibility regarding military promotions? The world wonders . . .

 

[JTS11]

Thanks @Brett327 . I couldn't tell from the reporting if the reporters were conflating the nomination to the billet, with promotion to the next rank. Your answer to 1 cleared that up.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Do intelligent human beings still (or did they ever) use the term "stay the course"? I thought that idiotic saying died 20 years ago

 

[JTS11]

...The other is a pathetic washed-up ball coach whose main accomplishment is having his nose so far up Donald Trump's ass I'm surprised he can breathe, let alone have an original thought....

I think the 'ol ball coach should pledge his gubment salary to charities benefiting military families, while he pursues this asinine strategy.

He became wealthy coaching an "amateur" sport. Not sure how a coach from Auburn got elected in AL. He doesn't even live in AL, he lives in FL now!

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville no longer owns property in the state, report says

Property records show that the senator has owned a home in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, for two decades

www.the-independent.com

 

[number9]

I think the 'ol ball coach should pledge his gubment salary to charities benefiting military families, while he pursues this asinine strategy.

He actually already pledged to give his salary to veterans' groups. Want to take a guess as to how that's going?

https://wapo.st/3s9T7DA