Steve,

On the very related subject of the Army reservists; The Air Force just sent out a memo to "stop-loss" all Air Force reservists. This means that all current reservists can not retire nor can they change their job track (AFSC). Although this is a different action it is very strange that both the Army and the Air Force are looking into the reservist pool. In the Air Forces case it seems to be manning and end strength... That being said, I believe this is the smoke from the same fire. I do not know what's being planed, but its fair to say this is part of a bow-wave for something coming. The scuttlebutt is that active duty is soon to follow on the stop-loss action as well. Very strange considering we were told we are going to draw down more.

///////////////////////////////////////////On the shooting of Robert Finicum in Oregon...

It reminds me of the shooting of James Boyd, a homeless man in Albuquerque. It is clear that the "authorities" will go through great lengths to cover up their trigger happy tendencies. I knew Jim in Albuquerque. Sure he was quirky, but I always found him to be a polite and thoughtful person. By no means did he deserve what he received. View the YouTube vid and Judge for yourself:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_James_Boyd

Jan 30, 2016