"Thumbs Up" For Our Military Services

I live the equivalent of a half marathon length from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, San Diego. This weekend there will be an air show at Miramar. I can hear military jets above my house now preparing for the show. Early in my Navy career, I was stationed at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, and came to love the sound of military jets. Decades later, that sound still lets me know that our military services are protecting our country.

The women and men in our Armed Services are currently facing challenges unlike any in the past. I am absolutely confident that that will continue to uphold the oath they swore upon enlistment: to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic".

Please keep these heroes in your thoughts during these troubling days.

Updated On: 9/25/25 at 03:59 PM

I read that the perpetrator of yesterday's attack on the Church of Latter Day Saints was a member of the marine corps.

It's absolutely vital that adequate mental health support is provided to veterans on completion of their service. Too many are fcked up forevermore.

In light of today's travesty, it is simply impossible for any honorable soldier to serve under Trump as Commander in Chief. Those who remain loyal to him at this point are the enemies of freedom.

Updated On: 9/30/25 at 08:48 PM

Highland Guy said: "What a stupid, filthy comment. Even for you."

In the interests of honesty, I should acknowledge that I edited my comment (while Highland Guy was responding) to tone down my rhetoric. Before, I said they were "scum," not just "enemies of freedom." But I stand by it either way.

Even revised, it remains a filthy, stupid comment. You know NOTHING about what stresses our troops are under. So, politely, SHUT THE F*CK UP.

Updated On: 9/30/25 at 08:59 PM

HG, what do you think of "conscientious objectors"? That's really all kdogg is asking for, it seems to me. Not unreasonable.

"I, (insert name), do solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same... that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of those officers appointed over me according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God."



What if the domestic enemies include the President of the United States?

Jay Lerner-Z said: ""I, (insert name), do solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign anddomestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same... that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of those officers appointed over me according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God."



What if the domestic enemies include the President of the United States?"

If you and your lap dog kdogg are so gung ho about what our brave military members should do, why don't you BOTH take the oath, put on uniforms, and join the good fight? Why are you letting others do the fighting for you? Are you afraid?

Oh, I forgot. Internet trolls are always cowards

Updated On: 10/1/25 at 11:55 AM

FAQ on refusing illegal orders:

https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2025/faq-on-refusing-illegal-orders/

I have not yet joined the military because I’m a) unsure if I want to, b) unsure if I have the mental and physical stamina, c) believe my skills to be of more use elsewhere in "fighting the good fight", d) am extremely wary of the Military Industrial Complex, of which Eisenhower warned us about decades ago, e) never fell for the Uncle Sam Needs You propaganda, and f) have other more immediate and important familial responsibilities.

Does this really make me a coward?

Slight whiff of toxic masculinity off of HG's post.

P.S. Kdogg is not my lap dog, nor I his. I’m sure if we dug deeper, we'd find plenty to disagree on. Which I’m confident both of us would be fine with, because we don't deem those who don't exactly align with our own world view to be trolls and bullies.

P.P.S. Thanks for that link, Steve.

Highland Guy said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: ""I, (insert name), do solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign anddomestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same... that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of those officers appointed over me according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God."



What if the domestic enemies include the President of the United States?"

If you and your lap dog kdogg are so gung ho about what our brave military members should do, why don't you BOTH take the oath, put on uniforms, and join the good fight? Why are you letting others do the fighting for you? Are you afraid?

Oh, I forgot. Internet trolls are always cowards



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Lapdog is the perfect way to describe the weird relationship between kdogg and Jay.

Eisenhower's dark warning. Sadly ignored.

I wonder what he would have thought about Vietnam, Iraq, etc.

You are SO passive aggressive, HG. Also rude.