President Biden has protected the military repeatedly during his time in office where he could. He has honored their service.
We watched for many months a profound lack of respect for our military when Senator Tuberville placed a hold on promotions, not because there were bad choices, but as a protest against women’s health.
President Biden during his many months left in office should establish a military commission to examine the damage this caused to our military and find a better process for promotions.
The U.S. Army starts congressional review of promotions just above the level of Warrant Officer. This is crazy. The US Army is the largest branch of the military responsible for continuing the stability of the victories of the other branches. Relying on Congress to protect the U.S. Army promotional status is ridiculous. We trust these people with our country and our lives. We can trust the military with their own promotions. They have their own legal system that can address unfairness in promotions and any record fraud. There is nothing to mistrust.
Do Americans know how many military promotions were disrespected by Tuberville? A lot. It was imperiling our military. At the very least anyone who left the service because of this should be invited back, with back pay.
If anyone thinks simply adding a requirement for two Senators as needed to stop promotions will solve the problem as a sufficient enough measure, think again. How partisan is this Congress and how extreme is the Tuberville side of the aisle. Tuberville is a couch (AI blooper) (besides a couch potato of a Senator, he was also a coach). He must know the importance of player esteem and team work. Being appreciated for their military service is vital to maintain a lifetime commitment to it.
I sincerely believe promotions should be housed within the branches of service with the exception of the appointment to the Joint Chiefs.
A military commission is more than appropriate. Not only that but the commission should be granted the power to implement the changes without delay (including back pay, which needs to be supplemented in the next congressional budget) or approval of Congress and only a public report of the commission’s process and decision. I think it is vital for the American public to understand how close they came to real danger to our national security. The military should write openly and with complete immunity to any backlash against the commission members for their truthfulness and decisions.
