Reply #141: The policy makers are the politicians who run the country

[cynatnite]

It does not make the military a RW organization despite how they've been used by the repukes.

I hated that 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. I thought it was weak and I think Clinton could have done more.

To a degree I think it represents the country with the haves verses the have nots. Majority of the enlisted come from low income families. They need a way to pay for college and/or make a living to support their families. Unfortunately, to get money for a college education a person may die in the process. To me that's a disgrace.

Sometimes I think the military institution is antiquated. It needs to be modernized and updated...and better used.

But with how the 'support the military' mindset is by most people, thanks to the repukes, the military will remain a rigid, die for king and country type of organization that doesn't evolve into something better. I think Clinton was onto something with the changes he was making in the type of world we were living in.

Our military has evolved quite well over the years since it's beginning, but now it seems as if the repukes want to keep it in the WWII John Wayne mentality.

I'm an avid trekker and when watching the show I see how the military can be evolved into something far better than what it is today. It's a tragedy that it's reversed course on so many levels.