U.S. Navy, 76-82
Normally I avoid "politics" but Im going to consider this a real question asked not for political BS, but for an honest opinion to the video.
First, I had not intended to watch the whole video, but was going to base my opinion off the clips in many news stories I have seen. However once I started watching I couldnt stop. I agree 100% with pretty much everything he said. The biggest issue I had was the "no beards" thing. When I was in the service you had to request permission to try and grow a beard and if after 6 weeks it still looked patchy and like crap you were ordered to return to shaving. If this is my "biggest issue" of the speech, you can guess at what I thought of the rest of it.
The rest however I truly believe. If a person cant pick up my wounded body and carry me back to help they should not be on front lines, male or female. If I am working to maintain physical shape so should our leaders. If a person in the service steps out of line they should be taken to task, because should they step out of line on the front it could cost many their lives.
When I was in the service I was lucky to have some great commanders. Squad commanders, ships captain, even shop leaders. You didnt need to be an Ahole to lead, you just needed to know how to do the jobs at hand. Most of the guys I worked for were worth the time and effort to get the jobs done right. My CO in boot camp didnt scream and yell and slap people around, but our company respected him and we were first in every accolade they handed out in camp. Back then there were consequences to stepping out of line, from being assigned crappy duty to being brought before the Captain. All told it created a strong more efficient force ready to do what was needed to get the job done.
I think going back to this is a good move. Weeding out those that are not able to require this type of discipline and dedication is a step forward in creating the best, strongest possible force for our country.
