Pat Tillman, one of our fallen braves, killed by "friendly fire"
Why do we have a Navy Air Force, an Army Air Force and an Air Force? Don’t they basically do the same function?
This is something that has been bothering me for years: the existence of basically the same type of operations but operating separately and independently from each other. What comes to mind is: aren’t these performing basically the same function and actually duplicating each other? Would it not be better to have just one Air Force than three?
How about the different types of jet fighters? Could we basically eliminate ten or fourteen out of the 17 different types of fighters we have and only have 3? If you think about it; it is not likely that in the very near future any kind of air dog fight will take place taking into consideration that there aren’t any countries out there 
that even have one fourth of our air power…and it has nothing to do with the variety of airplanes we fly.
The other one is the consolidation of military bases. I see absolutely no reason to have one Army base in one side of town and an Air Force base in the other side. This is not only wasteful but it leads to division within our military. There is no doubt that tensions and rivalries exist between the branches of our military. Having one military and one only will make it more cohesive…everyone would be a member of the proud, streamlined and efficient United States Military; with people serving because they want to serve their country or not because they might look cute in a navy uniform or become more macho when wearing one from the Marines'.
Then there are all these war games with the misnomer of “military training and exercises” which amount to nothing more than the wasteful use of our military, don’t do any real training and exist only for the amusement of these top-brass generals so they can play tri-dimensional tic-tac-toe for their amusement. It begs the question: how much and how many of these “exercises” are necessary to maintain a ready fighting force?
The thing is that the Department of Defense (DOD) is aware of these duplications and all the waste that goes with it. There are many articles written about such endeavor; one of which is this one:
Reducing Duplication Across the Services to Create a Transformed Joint Military Organization
Authors: Anne G. Hammond; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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“The future roles and missions of the military services are inextricably intertwined and together they must maintain the Department of Defense's (DOD) constrained resources, while meeting requirements and preparing for the future. As we strive to operate jointly, commanders will expect and demand a consistent level of support across all spectrums. Transformation must unite unique service capabilities into a seamless joint framework to accomplish the joint force commander's objectives and create a better joint military force. There are many functional similarities across the services, particularly among support occupations. Currently, the services are participating in consolidated training programs and developing common operating systems. Yet, the common support skills and functions that receive this training and will use the common operating systems currently reside separately within each branch of the services. Could these support skills and functions be consolidated into a single joint organization, such as a DOD Support Command? A consolidated support organization could potentially lead to resource savings, more efficient processes, and improved readiness. This paper will examine some existing commonalities within DOD and propose an option for reducing duplication across the services with the intended result of a transformed joint military organization.” |
Most importantly; when one of our brave warriors gets wounded does he or she not bleed red American blood? It is not Air Force, Navy, Marines or Army blood…it is American blood. The triangular folded flag is handed to the widow or the children and it makes absolutely no difference to the one receiving it whether it comes from a Marine or a Sailor.
SOURCE: http://www.stormingmedia.us/62/6245/A624514.html
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