We have never had a Commander- in- Chief that has been worse for our military. I am so glad that I was not asked to serve any of my 30 years while GWB was President. Below is what Bush has done to our military:
He avoided service in Vietnam by getting Daddy to get him a commission in the National Guard he did not earn and did not deserve.
He disobeyed orders and regulations while an officer in the Air National Guard by failing to take a required physical which resulted in him being grounded. He then avoided the penalty for disobeying his orders when Daddy got his an Honorable Discharge that Bush did not earn or deserve. We now have a Commander-in-Chief who would have members punished for doing the same things he did while he served in the military.
He committed our military to sacrifice their lives in a war that was unjustified and against a country that did not pose any danger to America.
He failed to send the force levels needed to accomplish the mission in Iraq which caused the needless death of 3,800 U.S. troops and the injury of another 27,000.
He overcommitted the military to the point where both the Army and Marines have been compromised and near the breaking point.
He has caused mid level officers to leave the service at an alarming rate including West Point Graduates who are leaving the Army at twice the rate as in the past. That will have an adverse impact for many years in the future.
He has over committed the National Guard to the point where that may be unable to meet the need within the United States if we have future disasters. Bush had destroyed most of the equipment of the Army, Marines, Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.
He has not requested sufficient funding for the VA to properly deal with the injured veterans that his invasion of Iraq created.
He diverted needed military forces from the war on terrorism in Afghanistan to invade Iraq. Now the situation in Afghanistan is becoming worse and will require more dead and injured then if Bush had finished the destruction of al-Qaeda in 2002-2005.
He has caused parents to try and prevent their sons and daughters from serving in our military.
His attitude has prevented the needed cooperation of other countries and placed a much bigger burden on the U.S. Military.
He opposed a bill to give our military another 1% pay increase proposed by the democrats while approving the payment to civilian security contractors 6 times the amount we pay our military for the same services.
ANYONE who can look at the above results on our military that were caused by George W. Bush and his policies is NOT a supporter of the brave men and women who serve in our armed forces.