QOTD: General Jerry Boykin
by digby
“The people making this decision are doing so as part of another social experiment, and they have never lived nor fought with an infantry or Special Forces unit. These units have the mission of closing with and destroying the enemy, sometimes in close hand-to-hand combat. They are often in sustained operations for extended periods, during which they have no base of operations nor facilities. Their living conditions are primal in many situations with no privacy for personal hygiene or normal functions.”
What is it about these macho soldiers and their toilet/hygiene obsession? They were the same way with teh gays, all freaked out about somebody looking at their penises.
I have a sneaking suspicion that that the soldiers will be able to figure out these logistics. After all, if they’re engaging the enemy in hand to hand combat, it’s likely this isn’t going to be the number one priority. No pun intended.
Also, it’s General Jerry Boykin:
It’s very hard for me to believe that that nutball has this resume, particularly this part of it:
Boykin served at the Central Intelligence Agency as Deputy Director of Special Activities, and was promoted to brigadier general. He was later made Deputy Director for Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization when assigned to the Army Staff.[4] From April 1998 to February 2000, he served as the commanding general, U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. From March 2000-2003, he was the commanding general, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, N.C. In June 2003, he was appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence under Dr. Stephen Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
Now that’s scary.
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