Books, movies, politics, and whatever I want

BHO does not trust US Military Officers

June 11, 2009 – 06:55 | by Mark Urbin

Graduating Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis will not be allowed to wear their swords, which are part of the official dress uniform, in presence of our Dear Leader.
According to the Washington Times, nothing resembling a weapon is to be allowed in the presence of the one described by a hard core leftist as “our great and divine leader.”

Let’s get this one straight, these are graduating Midship from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, who are about to become active duty officers of the U.S. Navy, swearing an oath to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution and Barack Hussein Obama is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Yet these young men and women, who are about to put their lives on the line to implement our Dear Leader‘s foreign policy can not wear a sheathed ceremony sword in the same room as the President of the United States of America, who will be guarded by multiple Secret Service agents carrying semi-automatic handguns, fully automatic SMGs, and quite probably a few more weapons more modern and dangerous than a meter long length of steel that may or may not even have a decent edge on it.

Just which one of our Dear Leader’s handlers decided on this bit of policy that can be described as absurd, paranoid and insulting in the extreme to the men and women of United States military?

Sadly, I can’t say I’m surprised by this action, it does fit the mindset of our Dear Leader and his leftist policies.

Tags: , , , , ,

Related Post

Put Your Related Post Plugin Code Here :)
  1. 4 Responses to “BHO does not trust US Military Officers”

  2. By Leslie Bates on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    And I’m starting to think of how much fun I could have with a “PINOCHET” bumper sticker on my car.

  3. By AuricTech on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    And I’m starting to think of how much fun I could have with a “PINOCHET” bumper sticker on my car.

    With a very special “o” in the middle?

  4. By sailingunc on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    There is unfortunately a considerable amount of misunderstanding and in some cases a lack of context regarding prescribed uniforms, ceremonial swords and associated security measures in conjunction with the recent May 22nd U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning.

    Midshipmen and officers did not wear ceremonial swords at graduation because of long established uniform protocol, not due to security concerns as some observers have inferred. In fact, the prescribed uniform for officers and Naval Academy midshipmen participating in the graduation and commissioning was “Navy Service Dress White” – i.e. the familiar Navy “choker” white uniform with ribbons; medals and swords were not prescribed with this uniform for this event. Other military service personnel who were participating wore their equivalent service uniform in the same configuration. Navy Service Dress White (and Marine Corps equivalent) has been the prescribed uniform for Naval Academy graduations in recent history, spanning the past several decades. Graduating midshipmen did not wear swords because swords were not a component of the service uniform prescribed for either this graduation or many other previous graduations.

    It may also be helpful to know that in conjunction with the graduation and commissioning celebration, many family members and friends of graduating Naval Academy midshipman present their graduate and newly commissioned Navy ensign or Marine Corps second lieutenant the service’s ceremonial officer sword to symbolize the beginning of their careers as officers in the naval service.

    The May 22nd graduation was attended by nearly 30,000 people, all of which had to undergo required security screening. As a matter of routine measures associated with similar events, attendees were required to be screened through magnetometers, and were prohibited from bringing large bags, large electronic items, and any instruments or tools that could be considered weapons or appear to be weapons. The Naval Academy advised the graduates and their families about the strict security associated with the graduation and recommended that families not bring certain items, including ceremonial swords. The intent was to avoid any additional stadium entry delays and to preclude family members from possibly not being able to attend their midshipman’s graduation. This was consistent with many previous graduation ceremonies.

    I hope that this helps explain any misunderstandings on these issues.

  5. By MarkUrbin on Jun 12, 2009 | Reply

    Well sailingunc, you make a rational argument, but then the democrats history toward the military, including their aggressive actions to have overseas military ballots thrown out in elections since 2000, also makes a very rational argument toward the contempt most congressional democrats, and our Dear Leader, hold the US military. If you could provide links to the US Naval Academy site listing what you claim as official policy, it might provide some insight into this particular case, but the overall contempt most congresssional democrats show toward the US Military (although House Speaker & democrat “leader” Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco thinks the USAF Gulfstreams are the only way for her to fly) is still a factor.

Post a Comment