WND Claims Army Colonel Has Requested To Be Relieved Of Command Over DADT

[meegbear]

Christianist website World Net Daily is claiming that an unnamed Army colonel has requested to be relieved of his command rather than serve under a repealed DADT.

A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army has confirmed to WND that he is asking to be relieved of the command of his squadron because of the new policy. And former combat personnel are telling WND that they are continuing to keep the pressure on Congress to reverse itself. "I have already requested through my chain of command that I be relieved of command of my squadron prior to new policy implementation on grounds that my personal beliefs don't permit me to force the coming 'behavior modifications' training and other inevitable policies on my soldiers," the officer, whose name has been withheld, wrote to WND. The statement highlights the question of whether soldiers themselves are ready to go along with the controversial social experiment imposed by Congress, or whether they'll carefully withdraw from command positions and troop ranks, pack their bags and leave the military.

World Net Daily, which is among the most widely-read conservative sites in the world, is asking for other anti-gay soldiers and officers to come forward with their post-DADT plans.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/12/wnd-claims-army-colonel-has-requested.html

I wonder how many other "unnamed personnel" are going to request it?

[hobbit709]

1. If true, then good riddance.

[Sub Atomic]

4. +1

If he's unwilling to obey his Commander in Chief, then he's not worthy of wearing the uniform of the United States Army.

[supernova]

5. ^^Likes This

[SidDithers]

15. Yup...

I'm sure the army can find something "interesting" for him to do for the rest of his tour.

Sid

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Yes.

[piratefish08]

2. unnamed? so he's either imaginary or a coward.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Well, it'll expose these morons who are truly homophobics.

[marmar]

6. Don't let the doorknob hit ya, f**ker

:nopity:

[HopeHoops]

7. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

[Stevenmarc]

8. It's World Nut Daily, who cares, they pull most of their stories out of their ass anyway

[NV Whino]

9. The army's top heavy any way

Go home and flagellate yourself.

[NoGOPZone]

10. I'm sure there are several qualified men and women who would take his place.

Maybe a gay officer can take his spot.

[Bigmack]

11. It would truly be ironic if his replacement was gay!.. nt

[Angry Dragon]

12. Without names it is worthless

I mean someone could write an article and claim:

"A un-named source said that they were a secret lover of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Speaker to be John Boehner, and many other important republican figures. They said that they had been to many parties where they would go into private rooms and engage in many sexual acts that were against the law."

Should we give this the same weight??

[tularetom]

13. If he refuses a direct order there should be consequences

We are "at war" after all, even in the absence of a congressional declaration to that effect.

Unless of course this whole story is just made up bullshit wishful thinking by the loonies at World Nut Daily.

[RegieRocker]

14. Sianora!

[RKP5637]

17. Good Riddance! n/t

[Guilded Lilly]

18. Bye! (plus echoing many others posters here)

[DCKit]

19. What a sissy. nt

[rucky]

20. At least he won't have to work with gay people in civilian life.

:rofl:

[benddem]

21. I hope

all those fundy chaplains go!!! And the fundy officers who are forcing religion on their troops need to leave also.

[Renew Deal]

22. An unnamed source? This guy won't be missed.

Even if it's true.

He can go to the corporate world where discrimination has been outlawed since before he was born.

[malaise]

23. Bye bye

Fugg off

[WilliamPitt]

24. Way to stand by your men and your oath, douchebag.

No big loss.

[David__77]

25. I would not allow them to under very favorable terms.

Swift implementation is key. Let's not let this fester.

[mzteris]

26. good. I hope he rots in the obscurity of retirement. n/t

[msongs]

27. funnyhow chrstians have no problem committing war crimes against humanity tho nt

[apex nerd]

28. Buh-BYE...

...this anonymous officer is clearly not able to make the transition into the 21st century.

And it's been ten years.

If that officer doesn't fulfill the obligation owed to the military, then that officer might need to be compelled to serve out that obligation in Leavenworth.

[MadMaddie]

29. bah bah

Your direct reports probably didn't like you anyway!

[Nite Owl]

30. Good , if he is that insecure

about himself then he isn't a leader. He needs help.

[Motown_Johnny]

31. tell him no, then when he screws up demote him

over and over and over again

[tinrobot]

32. I'm sure he'll be a Fox News commentator within the month.

[TriMera]

33. Don't let the door hit you in the ass...eom.

[Brother Buzz]

34. Two bits says this ghost lieutenant colonel has been passed over twice for promotion

and his Selective Early Retirement Board (SERB) meeting is looming on his horizon.

[old mark]

35. K&R - IIRC, many left the US Military after Truman integrated the services, too.

They were not missed, and were quickly forgotten.

These people will be as well.

mark

[DinahMoeHum]

36. F him. His loss, not ours and not our country's.

:spank: