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Obama Purging Navy: 8,000 Navy Chiefs On Chopping Block (Video)
Almost 8,000 senior enlisted personnel must go before a continuation board later this year to determine whether they can continue to serve or must retire. The board — the first since early 2013 — will convene Oct. 27, according to a Navy document released Aug. 14. At risk are between 7,500 and 8,000 retirement-eligible active and reserve E-7s, E-8s and E-9s with at least at least three years’ time in rate. But there is a big upside to the process: Clearing out senior enlisted who have engaged in misconduct or whose performance has slipped noticeably makes way for hot running sailors to move up. The board has no exceptions; even the most senior sailors — up to and including Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stevens — will have their records reviewed.
This comes after Obama announced the purging of over 500 Army Majors and of course the dozens of senior officers from all over the military. Sounds to me that they are kicking out anyone who doesn’t comply with what they want. If your views conflict with theirs, say for instance your not willing to kill Americans, then your out. Which in hind sight could be agood thing if you think about it.
The Coast Guard did this a few years ago, they are drawing down the force and making it almost impossible to serve longer than 20-22 years. It gets expensive pay wise and retirement pay wise for every year you serve over 20 years and the services are all well aware of this.