Military – Page 29

A Secret History of Dissent in the All-Volunteer Military

Source July 1, 2009 2 Comments

In a study published in the Armed Forces Journal in 1971, it was reported that the U.S. military in Vietnam was at that moment at the edge of chaos.

In fact, statistics flowing back to Washington about the American war machine in Vietnam then pointed toward an unimaginable nightmare. Drug use was rampant; desertions stood at 70 per thousand, a modern high; small-scale mutinies or “combat refusals” were at critical, if untabulated, levels; incidents of racial conflict had soared; and strife between “lifers” and draftees was at unprecedented levels.

“I know who I am” – Reflections upon Adam Lambert and Lt. Dan Choi

Anna Daniels May 25, 2009 1 Comment

I am not 100% sure that Adam Lambert, presumed gay but not talking, lost the American Idol crown because of homophobia. I am however 100% sure that Lt. Dan Choi is getting the boot from the US military because he is gay and he is definitely talking.

University City Expresses Anger and Distrust of Military Over Crash

Frank Gormlie December 12, 2008 6 Comments

Roughly 300 residents of University City packed a standing-room only auditorium Thursday night at University City High School, to listen to military and city representatives discuss Monday’s jet crash which killed four residents, and destroyed or damaged five homes. The crash had occurred just mere hundreds of feet from the high school campus. Many in the crowd supported the military, but also many were concerned that they would never learn the truth about the F-18 jet and why it crashed into their neighborhood. Anger was evident in the crowd, and it was downright hostile at times.