Leaderboard

On February 21 2025, President Trump exercised his legal authority to remove General Brown from his position as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Normally this is a 4-year position. As such, General Brown was the highest ranking person in the entire US military. He was over all branches of the military. I have been asked what his retirement pay will be. That is uncertain, due to the fact that all US 3-star and 4-star officer's retirement rank is determined by a vote of Congress. Congress may vote to retire him at either the 3-star rank ot the 4-star rank. If Congress does not vote his retirement at that level, General Brown will automatically retire at the rank of a 2-star officer. I have been asked as to what his retirement pay might be. I have researched it, factored in the important facts, and I have determined that his retirement pay will be as follows. NOTE: I have not considered retirement at the 3-star rank as I do not consider that likely, but it could be. 4-sta4r rank: $18,880.00 per month: $226,560.00 per year. 2-atar rank: $16,611.00 per month; $199,332.00 per year. The difference between he two: $2,269.00 per month; $27,228.00 per year. NOTE: For those of you who attempt to run the figures and think that the above amounts reflects his current Active Duty pay, you have misunderstood the system as his current Active Duty pay exceeds the above amounts.

Joe made the following statement: "I later learned the on 20% serve on the front lines, 80% are logistics." In modern war, the rear is more dangerous than the so-called "front lines." The reason is that command and control are located in the rear area. Those in front cannot fight when either they are not given direction from commanders int he rear, or they do not receive re-supply of weapons and personnel. Both are dangerous. but, the rear is often worse.

This is an old post, but I thought I would join in. To me, there is a big difference in being involved in a war and joining the service. I was never in the service. At the time when I was 18 there was a war on, and I was afraid of being injured, not killed. I knew a lot of guys brothers who we injured. I was not an Adventist till many years later. I later learned the on 20% serve on the front lines, 80% are logistics. The one regret I have is that I did not at least try to join the service. I think a few years of taking orders and obeying, would have been good for me. And the benefits are terrific. I know a guy from a family that could not afford to send him to college. He joined the service as a diesel mechanic. Served his time and got a great job after.

Columbine survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter, who forgave gunman’s mother, dies at 43 DENVER (AP) — Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting but found strength to forgive and to heal her soul after bonding with another family devastated by the tragedy, has died. She was 43. https://apnews.com/article/columbine-anne-marie-hochhalter-forgive-klebold-obit-f8e8aabd8cf7fe23d71d81d1e6eac423?

Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor who warned of the danger of indifference, dies at 98 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Marian Turski, a Holocaust survivor who became a journalist and historian in postwar Poland and co-founded Warsaw’s landmark Jewish history museum, died on Tuesday. He was 98. https://apnews.com/article/poland-marian-turski-obit-auschwitz-survivor-1aec38ba316e70f45393584483162ec9?