Hank

This is not in response to Brown specifically, just in general. The Army has a finite number of MTOE slots for every MOS of every rank. Typically, the higher your rank, the fewer slots there are. I know they went to a different retirement system since I retired back in 14, but I think for most of the senior personnel they'd still fall under the pension plan. Once you hit 20 years you receive 50% of your base pay as your retirement pension. For every year you serve after that you receive an additional 2.5%, which would be 75% after 30 years and so forth. Many people hold on for the money and don't want to retire. What this would lead to is a backlog of soldiers with a promotable status not being able to move up in rank. The further down the line you go the bigger the backlog was. We had alot of sergeants and staff sergeants that were forced out for meeting their retention control point because a slot never opened up for them to be promoted into.

I find Karoline Leavitt such a refreshing upgrade over the last press secretary.

I don't dispute that, I'm merely sharing what I see on PPP.

I think that 3rd term stuff is just trolling. I don't believe for one second that Trump will try to run for a third term.

Acting ICE director being replaced. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-leadership-changes-trump-deportations-1856e1bb?mod=e2tw

This is interesting. You don't usually see such bluntness from someone in Rubio's position.

arrested 8 illegal alien employees and charging the owners with federal felonies for harboring & aiding the illegal aliens via 8 USC 1324

Patel confirmed.

https://nypost.com/2025/02/19/us-news/doge-finds-nearly-40-billion-in-spending-linked-to-government-issued-credit-cards/

People are always in favor of efficiency as long as it doesn't affect them.

Actually, every link I've posted regarding DOGE and Musk I copy from PPP on TBD. they have posters from both sides that snipe at each other all day and it entertains me while I'm sitting on the toilet. Just because I don't share your infantile view that anyone who voted for the orange man is a fascist and traitor to their country doesn't make me a Trump supporter.

I wasn't trying to be snarky, I genuinely found it interesting. For all I know they are right. I think you're in agreement with me when I say I like the concept of uncovering fraud, waste and abuse, I'm not a fan of how they are going about it and question the legality of it, and I'd like to see proof of what DOGE claims to be finding.

It's interesting that thecanadianpressnews would have such an informed view.

On this we agree. I look forward/hope to details being made public.

Recommend taking Miller's comments with a grain of salt

I agree with you on the bolded.