Politcal correctness has infiltrated the military

Wish I could say I was surprised.


Major Hasan, 'Star Officer'
Every branch of the military issued a final report on the Fort Hood massacre. Not a single one mentioned radical Islam.


By DOROTHY RABINOWITZ

In a month of momentous change, it was easy to overlook the significance of another revolutionary event. Who would have believed that in the space of a few weeks the leaders of the three major European powers would publicly denounce multiculturalism and declare, in so many words, that it was a proven disaster and a threat to society?

One after another they announced their findings—Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Great Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. Multicultural values had not only led to segregated communities: They had, Mr. Cameron noted, imposed policies of blind toleration that had helped nurture radical Islam's terrorist cells.

There can be no underestimating the in-so-many-words aspect of these renunciations. This was multiculturalism they were talking about—the unofficial established religion of the universities, the faith whose requirements have shaped every aspect of cultural, economic and political life in Western democracies for the last 50 years. Still, they were out there—words coolly specific, their target clear.

They came at a fitting moment, just as Americans had been handed a report providing the fullest disclosures so far about the multiculturalist zeal that had driven Army and medical school superiors to smooth Nidal Malik Hasan's rocky way through training, promote him, and, despite blatant evidence of his unfitness, raise not a single concern. Maj. Hasan, U.S. Army psychiatrist, would be assigned to Fort Hood where, in November 2009, he opened fire, killing 12 fellow soldiers and a civilian employee, and wounding 32 others.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 80040.html

Political correctness has ALWAYS been part of the military... I've seen numerous word changes to documents...from where the individual helped do something changing to this individual did it all by themselves and saved numerous dollars and time. Sometimes these documents are read aloud at a public presentation, and I remember on more than one occasion being in the audience...knowing that I typed and edited the document and had first-hand knowledge of what was actually done and originally written...and being aghast at what was read aloud...nothing close to what was originally written or to what was done!

If I were a betting person, I'd bet that this is exactly what happened with Major Hasan...especially because he was in a needed career field AND because the gov't paid for him to go to school and wanted to get that back. Hey...I've also seen where the individual that did the good deed doesn't get any of the credit because the people up the command chain don't like them, so they play off the deed and give the credit the the individual's supervisors.

The Plan

In the beginning was the plan.
And then came the Assumptions.
And the Assumptions were without form.
And the Plan was without substance.

And darkness was upon the face of the Airmen.
And they spoke among themselves, saying,
"It is a crock of sh_t, and it stinketh."

And the Airmen went unto the NCOs and said,
"It is a pail of dung, and none may abide the odor thereof."

And the NCOs went unto the Flight Commander, saying,
"It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong,
such that none may abide by it."

And the Flight Commander went unto the Squadron Commander, saying,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."

And the Squadron Commander spoke, saying,
"It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong."

And the Squadron Commander then went unto the Group Commander, saying,
"It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."

And the Group Commander went unto the Wing Commander, saying unto him,
"This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor
of the Air Force, with powerful effects."

And the Wing Commander looked upon the plan, and saw that it was good.
And the Plan became Policy.
This is how sh_t Happens

ComputerBreath wrote: Political correctness has ALWAYS been part of the military...

How can you make a statement like that when PC has only been a reality for about 40 years? Maybe you should have prefaced the statement with "In my lifetime, it has become..."