1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

If you were Secretary of the Army

Discussion in 'Vets and Friends' started by Salty, Jul 28, 2021.

Top Posters
  1. Salty

    Salty 20,000 Posts Club
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2003
    Messages:
    38,981
    Likes Received:
    2,616
    Faith:
    Baptist
    What would be the first three major actions you would take if you were
    the Secretary of your Branch of Service?
     
    #1 Salty, Jul 28, 2021
  2. Rob_BW

    Rob_BW Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Mar 1, 2015
    Messages:
    4,324
    Likes Received:
    1,246
    Faith:
    Baptist
    1. I would either stop linking the Reserve/Guard budget to manning, or allow them to recruit ~5% or so over strength, or based on projected losses like active duty does. Currently the part time forces hangs on to substandard people because they are afraid of losing funding.

    2. Find a system that rewards smart use of budget and other resources (ammo). Get rid of the "use it or lose system that ends with so much money and ammo being wasted because "if we don't use it all this year we won't get the same amount next year."

    3. Gender dysphoria would be an automatic ban to military service.
     
    #2 Rob_BW, Jul 29, 2021
  3. Salty

    Salty 20,000 Posts Club
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2003
    Messages:
    38,981
    Likes Received:
    2,616
    Faith:
    Baptist
    I was not aware of that

    I worked at MATCOM-EUR supply center (Europe wide) I was the manage for Light Tactical vesicle Pema - Part of the job was to estimate usage for the next 5 years. ---- So possibly - funding could somehow be available on a 5 year cycle.
    Years ago, I read in Readers Digest - in the military page - A section needed 1,500 copies - at the printing shop the supervisor asked if he could get by with 300 copies - (this being 25 Sep) - (and in the old days of mimeograph machines) The requester stated that the major cost was preparing the master - and that economy wise it would be better tt make all 1,500, The supervisor stated "We cannot afford to economize" (True Story)

    agree
     
    #3 Salty, Jul 29, 2021
  4. Salty

    Salty 20,000 Posts Club
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2003
    Messages:
    38,981
    Likes Received:
    2,616
    Faith:
    Baptist
    1- End up or out policy
    2- Add 3 additional jr enlisted ranks
    That way you can promote individual - without be required to have too much authority.
    (this would have to be done with suport of DOD
    3) All personnel in pay grade E-3 and below would be required to maintain a barracks space
     
    #4 Salty, Jul 29, 2021
  5. Squire Robertsson

    Squire Robertsson Administrator
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2000
    Messages:
    15,371
    Likes Received:
    2,405
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Convert Spec4s to Corporals. They should be the equals to PO3s. The same could be said for Senior Airmen make them NCOs
     
    #5 Squire Robertsson, Jul 29, 2021
  6. Salty

    Salty 20,000 Posts Club
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2003
    Messages:
    38,981
    Likes Received:
    2,616
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Gonna add 2 more

    1) Re-establish the rank of Sp 5 and Sp 6
     
    #6 Salty, Jul 30, 2021
  7. Salty

    Salty 20,000 Posts Club
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2003
    Messages:
    38,981
    Likes Received:
    2,616
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Add on 5 new divisions for a total of 16 divisions
     
    #7 Salty, Aug 16, 2021
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Loading...