-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! ================================================== ARTICLE 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******ZIMM FLASH ****** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By R.W. Zimmermann , 15 December 1999 Fellow troops (best term to include all services, so no one gets offended)! Thanks for all the responses to my initial attempt to establish comms. They came from as far as Canada. As you military types know, good commo is the hard part of any operation. Felt like being adopted into an exclusive military outfit "Civil War/Hack-style" (bring rifle, horse, blanket…) - a truly "purple" one at that. You folks out there could teach the Pentagon a lesson in thinking "Joint." Whoever is best suited for the mission (training, equipment, prep) gets the nod to execute. I am impressed with the knowledge and experience we collectively represent. Knowledge and information is power! I am full of encouragement that our newsletter will grow into a powerful reform movement. I stress "reform" because we are not into rebellion but want the hard working people of our armed forces to have input. The ones, who would be called upon to sacrifice for the cause and the Nation -- not too many General Officers and Colonels fall in combat nowadays. Got tons of mail from our old soldiers whose hearts are still with the troops. Thanks for pulling with us. A lot of you pointed to the rift between the civilian population and the military. I wholeheartedly agree. I think our expansion move must encompass our civilian populous, our civilian leaders, even our school kids. We must engage the current military's leadership into a full-scale debate, to include also the upper echelon rank structure that is currently trying to tune us out. Their excuse - VOTG is a "bitch sheet" for Lt Col/Cdr and below. Wrong! For those who try to label us as a forum for the white, angry male, I want to stress that we are not against women and minorities. That would be un-American! We respect all military people who make a contribution to this great Nation and in the right position. However, we cannot tolerate the freeloaders of social experimentation - the Private "Flakes," Hack talked about; people that exploit a quota promotion system; and soldiers recruited under the banner of the "Be all You can Be," placed in the Armor and Infantry and turn out to be colorblind or otherwise physically unfit to do their jobs. Why: because they could get others killed in combat and waste the taxpayer's hard-earned money in peacetime. Our focus must be on values. Not just the military's plastic value cards but the values that made this country. Strong belief in our Constitution, the unity of the Nation, and the conviction that we should contribute to this nation and not just exploit it. Thank God, we're not a militaristic nation -- but we all should take an interest in what our military has done for us, what mistakes it has made, and what it should do for us in the future. As the centerpiece of our freedom, our military must be led by people who live by our American ideals and not those that emulate British Royalty. To the small number of negative voices, most from the cozy offices of the "five-sided wind-tunnel," the Pentagon, who claim people like Hack and I shirked our duty, I respond: we did our duty for more than twenty years each of us, in war and peace, and we will continue to do our duty as responsible citizens. Rest assured, should a real war ever break out, you can count on both of us to enlist as a rifle team (I might have to carry Hack's "Ruck" over the longer distances). To work on the contents of the newsletter, I would like to get some more input from the leaders. Here is what I perceive you are interested in: Letters to Hack and the editor (relevant issues) Guest Writer of the month (combat experience or topic of national interest) Enlistment reenlistment issues Exit of qualified junior and mid-grade officers Good Leadership - examples and principles (mentor our junior leaders - they don't seem to get it from most of their superiors!) Bad Leadership/Ticket punching - tell us about it (we'll change the data so you can't be traced). Weapons systems and equipment - tell us if the stuff works or not (unclassified pls) Veteran's issues - i.e. medical (why don't we treat them right???) Veterans and troops working with civilian communities and schools. Successful veterans in politics making a difference - tell us about you. Medal of Honor Winners - tell our kids about them. These guys were real, not Japanese Pokemon. Critical legislation affecting military people. Humor - need to lighten up some! !!!!! Beware that our letter is still limited in scope so we can reach as many email users as possible. If you cannot get the letter by E-mail, look it on the Web-Page at: http://www.freeyellow.com:8080/members7/rlmcmahon/ -- This Week's focus: Women's issues. Political correctness seems to prevent us from resolving critical readiness questions. -- Upcoming: Leadership Special. Junior officers of all services speak out vs. senior officer opinions that "all is well on Walton's Mountain." Until next time, hold the line and soldier on. Wherever you are, pass on VOTG, and make sure it hangs in every major HQ (make the senior brass notice it!). We'll cover your backs. ZIMM. [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.freeyellow.com:8080/members7/rlmcmahon/ ==================================================== ARTICLE 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HACK ON TARGET!!! - READER RESPONSE TO BETHESDA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Combat rule: If you think you just hit'em --- hit'em again!! ZIMM **************************************************** By Charles Lamb Subject: Re: Bethesda I just read your column on Bethesda. I don't know who your forward observers are, but they are masters in the control of field artillery. Pour it on. Your assertions of a tiered standard are quite accurate. In fact, recently the ex-chief of the Navy Nurse Corp came to Bethesda for her husband's surgery. She could have insisted upon care by a nurse anesthetist, but did not, and he received care from an all MD team. Because she was the prime motivator in encouraging the change in the Navy standard for nurse anesthetists, I find this a bit hypocritical. It may have taken fifteen years longer than prophesized, but it appears that Orwell was right, "Some are more equal than others..." Charles Lamb CDR MC USN ex-Assistant Department Head Anesthesiology NNMC Bethesda ============================================ ARTICLE 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GETTING ATTENTION!! THE MAINTENANCE LT's STRUGGLE CONTINUES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ZIMM NOTE: Remember the young maintenance officer who told us about the lack of readiness, planning and chain of command involvement in his unit? His female Cdr who enjoys the powers and perks of command, but can't participate in physical training? This is the continuation of his struggle. Someone in a maintenance chain of the SAME DIVISION read the letter and became concerned. POSITIVE OUTCOME: Finally the big guys started listening to the folks who make the wheels turn. Hopefully it's not just to smooth things over or to suffocate the cries for change. By the way - The BIG GUYS were looking for the young whistleblower in the WRONG OUTFIT. …but our "Wrench" has made a difference! We should be proud of these young officers who put it on the line for the truth. They are the guys I loved to have in my tank unit…. ready to fight! ***************************************************** By WRENCH It gets deep over here. The unit CDR pulled all the LT's in and talked to us. Big deal, they just wanted to know who sent the message to VOTG (of course there would be no repercussions). BUT the word is that it went to someone higher. It then went to the DIV Spt Cdr. He had a meeting with all the LT's right after the Cdr -- first time I have ever talked to him and he apologized for it. All he wanted, was to listen to us. Lots got said today but not much will probably get done. The CG did this a few months ago. I still have no confidence that anything will happen. I mean the CG did this "spiel" and the same crap still goes on. NO one is planning. The DIV Spt Cdr took a lot of info down but I have no confidence. Sure a few field grades are shaken up …but I do that every day. Bottom line: when do we fix it? When do we plan? These colonels are shocked these majors are shocked, these generals are shocked and they want to know what's up? But do they want to fix it? They are colonels they are majors they are generals. Fix it. You have the power!!! Give the order, sir and I will march. That's the Army. That's the way it should be. We'll have to talk. The truth is we (the LTs) have no confidence in our chain. The DIV Spt Cdr should have been told that. ………so far, I have received many calls in support. "They" think it's either me or another officer in the unit. My CSM called and said it was outstanding. Hell it is all over the division from what I have been told. The comments range from not the right thing to have done to the greatest ever done but one theme rings throughout -- it was the truth!!! Loyalty issues have been brought up, integrity issues, and all manner of West Point cadet BS. I was taught that honesty and truth, among others, were the most prized commodities an officer could have. Strange realm we live in if Cadet Honor codes are hailed as law. =================================================== ~~> more articles in Part B ~~> **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. 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