Commaderess in Chief?
Question:
Since it's inception there have been 3,461 Medals of Honor awarded. How many Commanders in Chief have been awarded that distinction?
a. None of course, no Commander in Chief has ever heard a shot fired in anger.
b. All of course, they need to have something to wear on their lapels.
Note: One Commander in Chief was nominated for performing a successful landing on an aircraft carrier but it was determined that he actually wasn't the pilot, therefore the application was denied.
Factoid: There was an assault on the White House back in the fifties but the Commander in Chief was in Missouri taking piano lessons.
Every time I watch the debates I think, Is Commander in Chief politically correct in all cases or should it be Commanderess in Chief?
In every military organization there are prominently displayed framed pictures of the soldiers chain of command. It starts with the immediate commander and ends with the Commander in Chief. All of these pictures show stern and "follow-me" images. I was always amused that the Commander in Chief was never in uniform. Now I'm beginning to wonder how that display will look if we had a woman as Commander in Chief, or would she be called Commanderess in Chief.
If a “People” photographer was commissioned to take that picture I can only imagine that he would have her dressed in some kind of thigh high combat boots, short khaki skirt and a headband with stars on it. Which brings us to a totally different only somewhat related subject, Why do Presidential Candidates solicit veterans organizations for votes? I have done my own anecdotal survey. That’s when you ‘dote’ really know what you’re doing, and I have concluded that the candidates draw such large veterans audiences, not to show support; but instead, they are going there to see what a commander in chief looks like. It's similar to the crowds at a "Bigfoot" seminar. A lot of people believe there is such a thing as a Bigfoot but have I don’t know anyone who has ever seen one. Not me for sure.
Just once I'd like to see a candidate do a take off of the opening scene in Patton. You know, big flag, lots of make-up, pistols at the ready and screaming, “I need you to go out there and kill my enemies”. Notice I said, my enemies not our enemies. Reflecting on that I must say that I never thought I was fighting for my Commander in Chief, more like fighting to save my ass. Along that note being a wannabe writer I now question why I never sent my Commander in Chief (CIC) a thank you letter for leading me into Ah Shau Valley back in l968, or Cambodia back in l970. And let’s not forget all those woman that served in uniform. Perhaps there should be woman only rallies.
Never mind, I’ve rethought the rally thing and if I were a candidate looking to make an impact, I wouldn’t impersonate Patton, but rather a shirtless Putin. At least Putin has created quite a stir in recharging Russia. But back to the serious side of the military. Soldiers only relate to those "Follow Me" stereotypes to become CIC's. They may applaud, hoot and holler at rallies but once they leave the auditorium they walk directly to the VA and start filing disability claims., because they were just told, “if elected I'll make sure you get everything you deserve”. In the block where it asks what were the mitigating circumstances contributing to your disability they aptly write, "My CIC lacked leadership qualities."
So where can we find a true CIC? I don't know nor does the military for that matter. And to prove that point, all someone has to do is visit a large Army post and look at the statues of ‘Follow Me’ leaders. You'll see a soldier in combat gear looking over his shoulder with a raised rifle in one hand and the other hand pointing to the objective. Sounds inspiring but look closer and you'll notice there is no one behind that leader. What do they know that others don't?
Commander, Commanderess, doesn’t it matter.... If the tree falls in the forest and there’s no one playing follow the leader, who’s going to care. Hey, maybe beat the leader out of Iraq will take care of that issue.
Clay
Since it's inception there have been 3,461 Medals of Honor awarded. How many Commanders in Chief have been awarded that distinction?
a. None of course, no Commander in Chief has ever heard a shot fired in anger.
b. All of course, they need to have something to wear on their lapels.
Note: One Commander in Chief was nominated for performing a successful landing on an aircraft carrier but it was determined that he actually wasn't the pilot, therefore the application was denied.
Factoid: There was an assault on the White House back in the fifties but the Commander in Chief was in Missouri taking piano lessons.
Every time I watch the debates I think, Is Commander in Chief politically correct in all cases or should it be Commanderess in Chief?
In every military organization there are prominently displayed framed pictures of the soldiers chain of command. It starts with the immediate commander and ends with the Commander in Chief. All of these pictures show stern and "follow-me" images. I was always amused that the Commander in Chief was never in uniform. Now I'm beginning to wonder how that display will look if we had a woman as Commander in Chief, or would she be called Commanderess in Chief.
If a “People” photographer was commissioned to take that picture I can only imagine that he would have her dressed in some kind of thigh high combat boots, short khaki skirt and a headband with stars on it. Which brings us to a totally different only somewhat related subject, Why do Presidential Candidates solicit veterans organizations for votes? I have done my own anecdotal survey. That’s when you ‘dote’ really know what you’re doing, and I have concluded that the candidates draw such large veterans audiences, not to show support; but instead, they are going there to see what a commander in chief looks like. It's similar to the crowds at a "Bigfoot" seminar. A lot of people believe there is such a thing as a Bigfoot but have I don’t know anyone who has ever seen one. Not me for sure.
Just once I'd like to see a candidate do a take off of the opening scene in Patton. You know, big flag, lots of make-up, pistols at the ready and screaming, “I need you to go out there and kill my enemies”. Notice I said, my enemies not our enemies. Reflecting on that I must say that I never thought I was fighting for my Commander in Chief, more like fighting to save my ass. Along that note being a wannabe writer I now question why I never sent my Commander in Chief (CIC) a thank you letter for leading me into Ah Shau Valley back in l968, or Cambodia back in l970. And let’s not forget all those woman that served in uniform. Perhaps there should be woman only rallies.
Never mind, I’ve rethought the rally thing and if I were a candidate looking to make an impact, I wouldn’t impersonate Patton, but rather a shirtless Putin. At least Putin has created quite a stir in recharging Russia. But back to the serious side of the military. Soldiers only relate to those "Follow Me" stereotypes to become CIC's. They may applaud, hoot and holler at rallies but once they leave the auditorium they walk directly to the VA and start filing disability claims., because they were just told, “if elected I'll make sure you get everything you deserve”. In the block where it asks what were the mitigating circumstances contributing to your disability they aptly write, "My CIC lacked leadership qualities."
So where can we find a true CIC? I don't know nor does the military for that matter. And to prove that point, all someone has to do is visit a large Army post and look at the statues of ‘Follow Me’ leaders. You'll see a soldier in combat gear looking over his shoulder with a raised rifle in one hand and the other hand pointing to the objective. Sounds inspiring but look closer and you'll notice there is no one behind that leader. What do they know that others don't?
Commander, Commanderess, doesn’t it matter.... If the tree falls in the forest and there’s no one playing follow the leader, who’s going to care. Hey, maybe beat the leader out of Iraq will take care of that issue.
Clay
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