Is the Sergeant Major right or wrong ?

[otago]

So is the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps right or wrong in your eyes with this issue ?

Would you agree that the US constitution states raise an army, but says nothing about gender, race or sexual orientation in raising that army ?

Or is the Sergeant Major wrong on the subject ? even though rule one states Sergeant Majors are always right.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/21/straight-talk-from-top-enlisted-marine-on-dont-ask-repeal/

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[MobBoss]

I would say the SGM is being politically correct because he has to be.

 

[Skwink]

Does Otago ever post the story in the OP?

 

[civ_king]

Does Otago ever post the story in the OP?

No.


What exactly is there to debate?

 

[LucyDuke]

I dunno, otago, what did he say?

 

[Dumanios]

The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the service’s top non-commissioned officer, is supposed to be tough, hard-charging — and more than a little intimidating.

Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett speaks to III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines and Sailors at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. J.L. Wright, Jr.)

In that respect, Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, recently selected to be the senior enlisted adviser to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos, fits the bill. Sgt. Maj. Barrett has a long military resume, including combat service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he doesn’t need a microphone to get his point across.

Sgt. Maj. Barrett joined the commandant on a visit last week to Marine bases in the Pacific. It was a chance for Marines to meet their top non-commissioned officer, who recently wrapped up a tour in Afghanistan as the sergeant major of I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), and get his unvarnished opinion on issues of importance to the Corps.

There was Sgt. Maj. Barrett on Marines who fail to meet height and weight standards (“get out and pound pavement!”); on the new automatic rifle the service is issuing (“an amazing weapon”); and of course on the war in Afghanistan (“we are kicking the s— out of the insurgency”).

Sgt. Maj. Barrett also tackled questions on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on gays serving openly in uniform. The Department of Defense is preparing to implement repeal, and Sgt. Maj. Barrett addressed that issue directly.

“Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution is pretty simple,” he told a group of Marines at a base in South Korea. “It says, ‘Raise an army.’ It says absolutely nothing about race, color, creed, sexual orientation.

“You all joined for a reason: to serve,” he continued. “To protect our nation, right?”

“Yes, sergeant major,” Marines replied.

“How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now, something that is honorable and noble?” Sgt. Maj. Barrett continued, raising his voice just a notch. “Right?”

Sgt. Maj. Barrett then described conversations with U.K. troops, who saw a similar ban lifted a decade ago, with little disruption. And to drive the point home, he produced a pocket copy of the Constitution.

“Get over it,” he said. “We’re magnificent, we’re going to continue to be. … Let’s just move on, treat everybody with firmness, fairness, dignity, compassion and respect. Let’s be Marines.”

Here's the story, alright?

 

[emzie]

I would say the SGM is being politically correct because he has to be.

While Marines were less likely to support the repeal of DADT, I would expect anyone capable of rising to a prestigious post to be slightly better rounded than your average jarhead.

 

[MobBoss]

While Marines were less likely to support the repeal of DADT, I would expect anyone capable of rising to a prestigious post to be slightly better rounded than your average jarhead.

I take that to mean that anyone capable of rising to a prestigious post to be slightly out of touch with your average jarhead.

Which in this case is probably precisely true.

 

[emzie]

I take that to mean that anyone capable of rising to a prestigious post to be slightly out of touch with your average jarhead.

Which in this case is probably precisely true.

Coming from a family of Marines, I'm not convinced that's a bad thing.

 

[LucyDuke]

“Get over it,” he said. “We’re magnificent, we’re going to continue to be. … Let’s just move on, treat everybody with firmness, fairness, dignity, compassion and respect. Let’s be Marines.”

Yeah, I can't find anything wrong with that.

 

[otago]

I would say the SGM is being politically correct because he has to be.

A politically correct member of the hey diddle diddle, straight up the middle mob, nah, not possible.

 

[FriendlyFire]

I would say the SGM is being politically correct because he has to be.

^ Vainly swimming against the tide of progress imo

Colored units with white officers
Mixed units
Now openly gay service men

I bet for the next generation this wouldnt even be an issue.

 

[MobBoss]

A politically correct member of the hey diddle diddle, straight up the middle mob, nah, not possible.

Apparently, your're wrong.