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Aviation Pro

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8. The full quote....

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Tue May 16, 2017, 02:43 PM

May 2017

....emblazoned on the first day of OCS and one of my guiding principles for the past 34 years:

"An officer will not lie, cheat or steal or tolerate those that do."

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Holy ****: This statement from McMaster's former deputy [View all] Recursion May 2017 OP

"an officer may not tolerate a lie". furtheradu May 2017 #1

+++ agree iluvtennis May 2017 #17

Kick. dalton99a May 2017 #2

After 20 plus years around military officers, I assure everyone - officers tolerate lies quite well. Solly Mack May 2017 #3

Nice sentiment in the post, but I'm sure you are correct. nt Lucky Luciano May 2017 #5

I knew one Major who frowned on lies but he also listened to Art Bell Solly Mack May 2017 #7

but he didn't lie grantcart May 2017 #14

Not to his thinking. But that tends to be the case. Solly Mack May 2017 #15

Yep. nt Duppers May 2017 #11

Yingling knows that too; this was a message (nt) Recursion May 2017 #12

True. It was a message. Solly Mack May 2017 #13

1. True patriots should not tolerate lies either, GOP Senators and Reps! bdjhawk May 2017 #4

That would sound like a foreign language to Trump world wide wally May 2017 #6

The full quote.... Aviation Pro May 2017 #8

LOL. Good. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #9

Message deleted by DU the Administrators airmid May 2017 #10

Look, it worked for Bush with Powell ProudLib72 May 2017 #16

A soldier I can thank for his service. Jakes Progress May 2017 #18

Winnebagos of death? SCVDem May 2017 #19

It would appear he thinks McMaster should make amends. herding cats May 2017 #20