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Think its unfortunate any time that you have this kind of turmoil in an Important Agency like the navy the one thing i would say is i think it is good and productive that the secretary alternately either tendered his resignation or was asked to because at the end of the day regardless of who the president is its important that they have confidence in those they have leading various agencies and unfortunately it sounds like theres something of a different story coming out of both places but i think its probably much ado about nothing in the long term robin youre a veteran United States army ranger will you make of it. You know larry i also started off with a legal background in the army before i joined. The army rangers and went through all that so ive got a unique perspective here i do agree with the former secretary of the departing secretary that this is prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces i think it sets a bad tone Going Forward you know we had cases like th
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About nothing in the long term robin youre a veteran United States army ranger you make of it. You know larry i also started off with a legal background in the army before i joined. The army rangers and went through all that so ive got a unique perspective here i do agree with the former secretary of the departing secretary that this is prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces i think it sets a bad tone Going Forward you know we had cases like this at Ranger Regiment where my ranger brothers did the same thing or posed with deceased corpses and they were actually kicked out of the military as a whole so you know that was sort of the standard just a few years ago and we spent a great deal of tax dollars and resources jag corps resources to investigate and prosecute this. Navy seal so you know i had it just doesnt set well. What i mean there larry not at all what makes you think about the president s intervention well a couple of things come to mind here and again. Ro
Agency like the navy the one thing i would say is i think it is good and productive that the secretary alternately either tendered his resignation or was asked to because at the end of the day regardless of who the president is its important that they have confidence in those they have leading various agencies and unfortunately it sounds like theres something of a different story coming out of both places but i think its probably much ado about nothing in the long term robin youre a veteran United States army ranger will you make of it. You know larry i also started off with a legal background in the army before i joined. The army rangers and went through all that so ive got a unique perspective here i do agree with the former secretary of the departing secretary that this is prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces i think it sets a bad tone Going Forward you know we had cases like this at Ranger Regiment where my ranger brothers did the same thing or posed with de