Marine Infantry veteran says enlisted shouldn't become officers — mayhem ensues
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Marine veteran Ivan Snook said he was surprised by the hateful responses he received after posting his argument on X.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8926524

Marine veteran Ivan Snook set social media aflame on Sunday after posting that the U.S. military should stop allowing enlisted service members to become officers.

“Mustangs erode the esteem, legitimacy and distinct culture of the officer corps like merchants marrying into the aristocracy,” Snook posted on X. “Nevertheless, we are intent on lowering the standards and reducing military service to being ‘just a job’ asap.”

What an asshole.

  • blackluster117@possumpat.ioEnglish
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    2 years ago

    As a Marine Corps officer, this fool should be ashamed of themselves. What would his response be to Chesty Puller, the most decorated marine officer who started out as a private? What a disgrace to the Corps.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
      English
      2·
      2 years ago

      He was asked about Puller, Yeager, and Audie Murphy, in the article. He back tracked and said it wasn’t about individual skill or talent, but about troop morale?

      This guy is a legitimate idiot, he claims his statements are all based on the psychoanalytical theory by Freud…you know the thing that’s been heavily disproven for decades. Oh and the cherry on top? He fucking left the service as a corporal.

      • blackluster117@possumpat.ioEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I wish the Corps could still do something to reprimand this moron. Closest thing is every Marine giving him a charlie horse when they see him.

  • starbreaker@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    If enlisted men shouldn’t become officers, is Snook proposing that the USMC get rid of non-commissioned officers? Or do only commissioned officers count as officers? I’d love to see how this moron hopes to do anything without the NCO corps. Commissioned officers might determine and implement strategy, but NCOs and enlisted men handle the tactical side.

    Apparently he “married into the aristocracy” himself, and wants to pull up the ladder behind him. He’s a disgrace to his uniform and overdue for a blanket party.