Two Marine generals forced to retire

[platoonDaddy]

Dang! Oops, good-bye 3 stars

Marine Corps generals forced to retire over breach at Afghan base

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...cmp=latestnews

[glocktogo]

You can fade getting a few Marines killed here and there. Lose $200M in aircraft assets? Not so much...

[platoonDaddy]

You can fade getting a few Marines killed here and there. Lose $200M in aircraft assets? Not so much...

I agree 1000% with you, if it wasn't for the aircraft assets, both would still be in.

[R0N]

Like it or not part of the job is assuming a certain amount of risk that may involve the loss of our lives. There are 190K Marines on active duty we are all replaceable, 6 AV-8s on the other hand cannot be replaced.

[danpass]

I wonder if some form of political correctness led to 'inadequate force protection' ie: they were required 'win the hearts and minds'

[R0N]

Dan

Much of it had to do with force caps; so choices had to be made at what to cut and where to assume risk

[danpass]

Ah. So these two generals made those decisions? (the article didn't make that clear)

[platoonDaddy]

Dan

Much of it had to do with force caps; so choices had to be made at what to cut and where to assume risk

I am not buying force cuts had anything to do with the lack of security.

[R0N]

Ah. So these two generals made those decisions? (the article didn't make that clear)

Not on the force cap, but how to you use the troops they had under the force cap


Honestly both Gens were rising stars till this happened; and unfortunately they were put in a no win situation. Do the best they could with what they had and hope for the best. Because we know what would have happen if they said they could not do it without more, they would have been fired and someone else would now be left holding the bag.

[RogerinTPA]

Ah. So these two generals made those decisions? (the article didn't make that clear)

I doubt they gave the orders that far down the chain for that particular event and circumstances, but they are ultimately responsible as commanding officers for what their people do or fail to do.