Custer's Stand on the US Military
Day 834, 07:04
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by George Armstrong Custer
I have officially declared my candidacy for the Office of Vice President of these United States.
In this article I will outline my position on the US Military, and cover two other matters.
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Dateline: Wednesday March 3 (Day 834)
Location: Karnataka USA
Reporter: George Armstrong Custer
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Custer's Stand on the US Military
and other important matters
:::
Getting on the Ballot
Well, that was fun. No established Political Party picked me up. That's alright, I understand.. I'm a soldier, not a politician.. not one of the boys.. that's okay, though, 'cause that's the way I like it.
And it's true, so true, you really can't have it both ways.
So we're gonna have it Custer's way. Anyone who's served with me knows what that means.
I knew what needed to be done and I went and did it.
Welcome to the American Military Party.
Right of Center, Authoritarian, one member-- and he's runnin' for President!
http://www.yqworld.com/yqblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/voting.bmp" align="left" border="1" width="300">I urge all US Military personnel to quit your current Political Party-- now, right now-- and join the American Military Party. We'll get representation in government, alright.
Come Election Day... I expect you'll have to scroll pretty far down the list.. you know, way past the Top Five and deep into the "unauthorized candidates" to find the link to vote for me.
But do it. Put me in there as PigInZen's Vice President, and you know I'll get things done.
:::
I'll run an article each of these days before the election days to cover major topics in detail.
Monday, a bio piece as an Introduction; Yesterday, a little about my stand on Foreign Policy; Tomorrow I'll hit Domestic Policy.
Custer's Stand on the US Military
Sensitive subject, here.. I hope you read my Bio piece a couple issues back. I hope you understand that I love our USArmy-- not just as a fun aspect of the game, it's been my whole eLife... I've poured my heart and soul into it. I've worked my ass off for our USArmy, and I've dumped a bit of my own money into it as well. I know others have done the same, I know there are Soldiers in every branch of our US Military who have dedicated their entire game play to serving our country in uniform.
We are a proud bunch, we soldiers, and we deserve that pride.
But things have changed around here lately. Some of it's actually "Classified", more of it is just "Sensitive" information I can't just blast out in a newspaper article. I've seen it first hand, the changes in our USArmy. I've heard from soldiers in other US Military branches. As Senior USArmy Public Affairs Officer I've done my best to present these changes in the best light possible, but... the more true light shed on the situation the more clear it becomes... It's not working.
While I don't oppose the existence of independent Militias-- the Seal Team 6 and others really did a lot of fighting at the height of the War-- I do oppose Government funding of these Militias, especially when it's to the point of crippling the regular authorized branches of service's ability to function. Historically, RL speaking, independent Militias have been privately funded.. of course there may be a little unmarked envelope, a quiet contribution for Black Ops being handled off the grid.. but not the kind of Militia funding we're seeing now.
We have six branches of the US Military, in order of strength requirements-- Training Corps, National Guard, Mobile Infantry, the Army, the Airborne, and the Marines. Civilians can join the Training Corps with no minimum skill, National Guard at strength 4, and the Mobile Infantry will take you at strength 7. A citizen can join up within weeks of starting in eRep, and play their whole eLife in the Military.
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad221/ArmyPublicAffairsOffice/dgxdwwqg_12c6j327dz_b.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="300">I support our Military, and as long as I'm in it I'm a Soldier and I'll follow orders.. but if I can get to a place where I can exercise some influence I'm sure as hell gonna try and put us all back on the right track. You Soldiers know what I mean.
American Civilians and Businessmen, let me say this to you-- straight up and no bullsh*t:
You deserve to have your tax dollars managed responsibly.
You deserve to know that the Soldiers who fight for you are properly equipped-- first and absolutely.
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Second Place, not First and not Third
Yes, I'm repeating this section verbatim
Running for Vice President, not President? Yes, Absolutely. Second-In-Command, not The Man.
For that job you want PigInZen, candidate on the USWP Party ticket.
He's declared that he would have as his Vice President the second highest vote-getter in the race.
This presents a potential problem. I do not wish to strip votes away from PigInZen; I do not seek the Highest Office; and most of all I don't want us to land as #'s three and four instead of President PigInZen with me as second-most vote-getter.
Problem resolution is my thing. Whether or not it works is up to those who choose to, or not to, employ the tactic as laid out here:
http://www.wavsource.com/snds_2010-02-28_4237344900113408/people/politics/bushw_solve4.wav
Just as in Congressional Elections, most citizens will vote when it's convenient, during their normal game play time frame. This amounts to the bulk of votes cast, but sometimes elections come down to the wire and there's a last minute mobilization for yet-uncast votes to make a final push for a candidate.
I'll be holding my own vote to the end of the day, checking the tally so far, and if PigInZen does not have a clear lead I will be voting for him. If he's miles ahead and we can be sure he will be our next President, I'll vote for myself.
I hope enough people will do this to elect PigInZen as President for sure; my own second place finish is second priority.
:::
I was interviewed by Zheng He for his paper, 2-Clicker Morning Coffee.
See PigInZen's clear plan for our future at his Irregular Repertoire paper.
:::
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad221/ArmyPublicAffairsOffice/31877-1.jpg" align="left" border="1">
Custer for Vice President: It's Time to Get Serious!
Custer for Vice President: No Back Room Bullshit!
Custer for Vice President: Outside the Inner Circle All the Way!
Custer for Vice President: A Reputation Built on Accomplishment!
Custer for Vice President: The Team Builder We Need!
Custer for Vice President: Has Two Working Brain Cells!
Custer for Vice President: We'll Bomb Phoenix back to the Stone Age!
Custer, The Un-F**ker!
"Vote early, and vote often!"
:::
Major General George Armstrong "F-Bomb" Custer
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad221/ArmyPublicAffairsOffice/Custer_2Star.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="350">Temp CO, USArmy Headquarters Corps
Senior Officer, Army Public Affairs Office
Headquarters Corps Quartermaster
Combat Veteran since Taco Bell
An Equal Opportunity Offender
Former USArmy Quartermaster Inspector General
Former Commander, 25th Tropic Lightning Division
Former Army High Command Operations Officer
Former Army Ranger
Former Senior Officer, Army Intelligence and Security
Former Platoon CO; three Platoons
Former Military Friendly Employer
George Armstrong "F-Bomb" Custer for Vice President of our United States in March 2010.
We have a tight target to hit: Elect PigInZen President, and get me the next most number of votes.
"I am not frightened by what lies ahead, and I don't think the American people are frightened by what lies ahead."
Together, we can do this. Together, we can move America ahead. Together, we can do anything.
:::
In this article I will outline my position on the US Military, and cover two other matters.
Dateline: Wednesday March 3 (Day 834)
Location: Karnataka USA
Reporter: George Armstrong Custer
:::
Custer's Stand on the US Military
and other important matters
:::
Getting on the Ballot
Well, that was fun. No established Political Party picked me up. That's alright, I understand.. I'm a soldier, not a politician.. not one of the boys.. that's okay, though, 'cause that's the way I like it.
And it's true, so true, you really can't have it both ways.
So we're gonna have it Custer's way. Anyone who's served with me knows what that means.
I knew what needed to be done and I went and did it.
Welcome to the American Military Party.
Right of Center, Authoritarian, one member-- and he's runnin' for President!
Come Election Day... I expect you'll have to scroll pretty far down the list.. you know, way past the Top Five and deep into the "unauthorized candidates" to find the link to vote for me.
But do it. Put me in there as PigInZen's Vice President, and you know I'll get things done.
:::
I'll run an article each of these days before the election days to cover major topics in detail.
Monday, a bio piece as an Introduction; Yesterday, a little about my stand on Foreign Policy; Tomorrow I'll hit Domestic Policy.
Custer's Stand on the US Military
Sensitive subject, here.. I hope you read my Bio piece a couple issues back. I hope you understand that I love our USArmy-- not just as a fun aspect of the game, it's been my whole eLife... I've poured my heart and soul into it. I've worked my ass off for our USArmy, and I've dumped a bit of my own money into it as well. I know others have done the same, I know there are Soldiers in every branch of our US Military who have dedicated their entire game play to serving our country in uniform.
We are a proud bunch, we soldiers, and we deserve that pride.
But things have changed around here lately. Some of it's actually "Classified", more of it is just "Sensitive" information I can't just blast out in a newspaper article. I've seen it first hand, the changes in our USArmy. I've heard from soldiers in other US Military branches. As Senior USArmy Public Affairs Officer I've done my best to present these changes in the best light possible, but... the more true light shed on the situation the more clear it becomes... It's not working.
While I don't oppose the existence of independent Militias-- the Seal Team 6 and others really did a lot of fighting at the height of the War-- I do oppose Government funding of these Militias, especially when it's to the point of crippling the regular authorized branches of service's ability to function. Historically, RL speaking, independent Militias have been privately funded.. of course there may be a little unmarked envelope, a quiet contribution for Black Ops being handled off the grid.. but not the kind of Militia funding we're seeing now.
We have six branches of the US Military, in order of strength requirements-- Training Corps, National Guard, Mobile Infantry, the Army, the Airborne, and the Marines. Civilians can join the Training Corps with no minimum skill, National Guard at strength 4, and the Mobile Infantry will take you at strength 7. A citizen can join up within weeks of starting in eRep, and play their whole eLife in the Military.
American Civilians and Businessmen, let me say this to you-- straight up and no bullsh*t:
You deserve to have your tax dollars managed responsibly.
You deserve to know that the Soldiers who fight for you are properly equipped-- first and absolutely.
:::
Second Place, not First and not Third
Yes, I'm repeating this section verbatim
Running for Vice President, not President? Yes, Absolutely. Second-In-Command, not The Man.
For that job you want PigInZen, candidate on the USWP Party ticket.
He's declared that he would have as his Vice President the second highest vote-getter in the race.
This presents a potential problem. I do not wish to strip votes away from PigInZen; I do not seek the Highest Office; and most of all I don't want us to land as #'s three and four instead of President PigInZen with me as second-most vote-getter.
Problem resolution is my thing. Whether or not it works is up to those who choose to, or not to, employ the tactic as laid out here:
http://www.wavsource.com/snds_2010-02-28_4237344900113408/people/politics/bushw_solve4.wav
Just as in Congressional Elections, most citizens will vote when it's convenient, during their normal game play time frame. This amounts to the bulk of votes cast, but sometimes elections come down to the wire and there's a last minute mobilization for yet-uncast votes to make a final push for a candidate.
I'll be holding my own vote to the end of the day, checking the tally so far, and if PigInZen does not have a clear lead I will be voting for him. If he's miles ahead and we can be sure he will be our next President, I'll vote for myself.
I hope enough people will do this to elect PigInZen as President for sure; my own second place finish is second priority.
:::
I was interviewed by Zheng He for his paper, 2-Clicker Morning Coffee.
See PigInZen's clear plan for our future at his Irregular Repertoire paper.
:::
Custer for Vice President: It's Time to Get Serious!
Custer for Vice President: No Back Room Bullshit!
Custer for Vice President: Outside the Inner Circle All the Way!
Custer for Vice President: A Reputation Built on Accomplishment!
Custer for Vice President: The Team Builder We Need!
Custer for Vice President: Has Two Working Brain Cells!
Custer for Vice President: We'll Bomb Phoenix back to the Stone Age!
Custer, The Un-F**ker!
"Vote early, and vote often!"
:::
Major General George Armstrong "F-Bomb" Custer
Senior Officer, Army Public Affairs Office
Headquarters Corps Quartermaster
Combat Veteran since Taco Bell
An Equal Opportunity Offender
Former USArmy Quartermaster Inspector General
Former Commander, 25th Tropic Lightning Division
Former Army High Command Operations Officer
Former Army Ranger
Former Senior Officer, Army Intelligence and Security
Former Platoon CO; three Platoons
Former Military Friendly Employer
George Armstrong "F-Bomb" Custer for Vice President of our United States in March 2010.
We have a tight target to hit: Elect PigInZen President, and get me the next most number of votes.
"I am not frightened by what lies ahead, and I don't think the American people are frightened by what lies ahead."
Together, we can do this. Together, we can move America ahead. Together, we can do anything.
:::
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I urge all US Military personnel to quit your current political party-- right now-- and join the American Military Party. We'll get representation in govenment, alright.
A sit down with Coffee & Custer:
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2-clicker-2-minute-coffee-summary-your-next-vice-president-1231552/1/20" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2-cl[..]/1/20
PiZ/Custer FTW!
Custer is looking out for the military!
Custer... I think you hit the nail on the head. Private militias are... private. They make a notable contribution to our efforts on the battlefield, but they aren't accountable in the same way as the eUS military. They should be self-funding by nature. Yes, I know that to receive help, they would have to adhere to certain standards, but that's beside the point. I would rather see money directed to defense that isn't going to the military be put into guns for civvies programs.
Custer for VP!
Great article and I completely agree with the militia issue. I support our independent militias and wish them success, but if they want to be funded by the gov't, they need to be help responsible and follow orders from the JCS. They should get recognition for their actions but that is it, not funding. If they get funded by the gov't, they are no longer 'independent' and need to follow orders and march to our drumbeat.
Excellent article, Custer o7
I had the American Military Party set up and my candidacy set well before reset last night.. it showed on my screen a half hour before reset.
2 hours later the American Military Party page shows we have no candidates running.
I've submitted a report to Admins, it's all I can do.
no rainy parade, though.. we have a decent Party with potential to make an impact down the road. a stumble on the first step is not the end of anything, but the beginning of everything.
hell, who knows, Admins might respond in a timely manner and restore my candidacy (I must be dreaming).
I will continue with this series of articles. Tomorrow, Domestic Policy. Friday, flag waving and "get out the vote" support for PigInZen and.. maybe me, maybe DanielCD.
this must be custers last stand