And… Here come the hits…

The Navy has released ‘part’ of it’s plan to deal with cuts…From Military.com HERE.Navy flag officers and top executives were told Thursday to begin cutting expenses — laying off thousands of temporary civilian workers, reducing base operations and preparing to … Continue reading

Gah… More Sequestration and other Social Engineering…

Strange things are afoot (as usual) inside the Beltway…Reader Craig points out the issues of maintenance and inability for the Navy to decom ships…  From Military.com…The Navy is stuck with a number of poorly performing ships it wasn’t permitted to … Continue reading

Well, the ‘fit’ is hitting the ‘shan’…

More ‘reaction’ both official and unofficial to sequestration…At the Surface Navy Association, VADM Copeman was the guest speaker.  Friend of mine was in attendance, and somber does NOT describe the crowd’s response, but most will admit privately what he’s saying … Continue reading

Sequestration… It’s coming…

Well, it’s coming… I don’t have any doubt at this point…  From Wired, Danger Room…A memo released late Thursday by Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter instructed the military to begin “reductions in flying hours, steaming days, vehicle miles, and other … Continue reading

If Only…

This is one of those projects that will probably never see the light of day due to budget cuts…We are at the lowest ebb for active duty units since the Carter years, and dipping further, but nobody in the administration … Continue reading

I ‘think’ I hit a nerve…

The previous post on my feelings about being up the creek seem to have hit a nerve with some folks…Two emails I’ve received this morning are worth sharing… From: Skippy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 10:31 AM To: Cajun … Continue reading

More on Sequestration…

BLUF, or Bottom Line Up Front as they say…If Congress (NOT the administration) doesn’t do something, DOD and DOD contractors are screwed come January…And I’d almost bet that the Senate WILL force this on the American military and the country…Folks … Continue reading

Um… Not so fast…

This one came in via the mil-email net.The spinning continues… U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the Pentagon has the resources to implement its strategic re-balance toward the Asia-Pacific, despite increasing budget restrictions in Washington. Speaking Wednesday at the … Continue reading

Sequestration, it’s real and coming…

Sadly, I don’t see any congresscritters actually working ‘productively’ to stop sequestration…Here’s the lead from the Washington Times- With excruciating detail, the White House’s budget office on Friday laid out exactly where it will have to cut $109 billion from federal … Continue reading

More on Sequestration…

Can somebody ‘splain this to me??? If Defense is only 20% of the budget, WHY is Defense taking 42-48% (depending on which set of numbers you want to believe) of the Sequestration cuts??? At our little golf tournament yesterday, this was … Continue reading