Looks Like Things Are Going Well

Posted by Larry on June 30th, 2006 filed in Afghanistan, General, Iraq, Larry, Support this, The War

UPDATE : So I don’t keep setting off the spam detector, and get Beth mad at me :wink: I want to explain why I use the USXX :mrgreen: as an example so much.
Basically it’s what I know, but more importantly it gives voice to conservatives who see the fight as one small chink in the armour of the left at a time. Whew, kind of wordy. :lol:
What that means is that the conservative movement will stall if all we do is talk in big, grand terms. Sure I believe them but we have to point out ALL the little things that take aim at the left’s assertions. The MARADMIN below is one small piece of the big picture. If things were as bad as the left says then why are the services meeting goals? You would think that people would be sick of deploying and would get out. Constantly packing your bags and leaving home for seven to 12 months at a time gets old. I can’t stand it myself. So, it stands to reason that even the most dedicated service member would leave. But that’s not happening. What does that tell you? The guard may be a different animal since, for all practical purposes, it’s a part time job, meaning they have other jobs that put the food on the table. Those folks have a big reason not to want to be away for a long time. BUT…..they do it. Why?
If we make these little points, using what we see and know, the average american will catch on, and see the oppostion’s arguments for what they are.

R 300732Z JUN 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 300/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM MMEA//
SUBJ/FY06 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND SUBSEQUENT TERM
/ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) GOALS MET//
POC/P. CAZE/CAPT/MMEA-6/-/TEL:703-784-9240//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS ON ACHIEVING THE FY06 FTAP AND
STAP GOALS.
2. ON 19 JUNE 2006, YOU ATTAINED 100 PERCENT OF THE FTAP GOAL BY
REENLISTING 5,892 FIRST-TERM MARINES, WHILE SUSTAINING AN IMPRESSIVE
97.4 PERCENT MOS MATCH. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT WHICH
EXCEEDS THE FY05 FTAP ACHIEVEMENT BY 11 DAYS. FURTHERMORE, ON 28
JUNE 2006 YOU ACHIEVED 100 PERCENT OF THE STAP GOAL BY RETAINING
6,250 CAREER MARINES. OUR CORPS RETENTION SUCCESS IS DIRECTLY
ATTRIBUTED TO YOUR PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP.
3. THE COMMANDERS AND THEIR SERGEANTS MAJOR, WITH THE EFFORTS OF
THEIR CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS, WERE THE LINCHPIN IN HELPING OUR
CORPS MEET ITS MISSION IN RETAINING THE BEST AND MOST HIGHLY
QUALIFIED MARINES. THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF ALL NCOS, SNCOS, AND
OFFICERS, IMMEASURABLY CONTRIBUTED TO OUR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND, WILL
HAVE A POSITIVE AND LASTING IMPACT FOR OUR CORPS, IT’S MARINES, AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
4. THE FY07 RETENTION GOAL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. FOCUS YOUR
EFFORTS ON EVERY ELIGIBLE MARINE, TO INCLUDE FAMILY MEMBERS. 5.
WELL DONE ON SURPASSING THE FY06 FTAP AND STAP GOALS AND BEST WISHES
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
6. SEMPER FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S.
MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//