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JohnnyRingo

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6. Now that you mention it...

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #4)

Tue May 9, 2017, 12:04 AM

May 2017

Last edited Tue May 9, 2017, 01:36 AM - Edit history (1)

Maddow said that last week. I guess an active duty officer has to take what the CIC says as a duty, much like when a ranking officer "suggests" a private clean the latrine.

In this case, the analogy is fitting.

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Trump doesn't like the smartest military mind he hired. [View all] JohnnyRingo May 2017 OP

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Not surprising Lotusflower70 May 2017 #2

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No that was Harward, who turned down the post for that reason marylandblue May 2017 #8

I read long ago that McMaster, by virtue of being a career officer, HAD to accept this "post"? I Leghorn21 May 2017 #4

Now that you mention it... JohnnyRingo May 2017 #6

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