CHAPTER 18 A PRIMER ON CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS FOR
SENIOR LEADERS – June 1, 2008
https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep12026.20?seq=8
For a million
U.S. men, failing to register for the draft has serious, long-term consequences. Portrait of Gregory Korte – April 3, 2019
Sgt. Gary
Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient (Full Interview) – April 9, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s7oi6zVi0s
Medal of Honor
Lessons of Core Values - 1st LT Jack Jacobs – Citizenship – September 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfy57C9U2pc
Medal of Honor -
Lessons of Core Values - Courage with Corporal Hershel "Woody"
Williams - September 28, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6UrRC-9teg
Medal of Honor
-Lessons of Core Values with Private First Class Sammy Davis - Vietnam
(Patriotism) – September 29, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ-zUrBGAkk&t=1s
Medal of Honor
Lessons of Core Values - Staff Sergeant David Bellavia speaking on Commitment –
October 6, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7S6OqqsTvs
Medal of Honor -
Lessons of Core Values with Robert Patterson – Integrity – October 6, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=073uWGjblGI&t=1215s
Medal of Honor
Lessons of Core Values - COL Joe Marm, USA Ret. on Sacrifice – October 16, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQW8WxqDuL8&t=1s
Theorizing about
the Civil in Civil-Military Relations:
How Civilian Institutions Dictate Military Behavior – August 3, 2023
Navy SEAL
astronaut doctor Jonny Kim will blast off into space next year. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim is scheduled to head
to the International Space Station in March along with two Roscosmos
cosmonauts. – September 2, 2024
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-seal-astronaut-space-jonny-kim/
My Book,
"White Too Long," Banned from US Naval Academy. The book bans are coming for American
universities. – April 5, 2025
https://www.whitetoolong.net/p/my-book-white-too-long-banned-from
I Worked At
Palantir: The Tech Company Reshaping Reality – April 17, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ95Gmvg_D4
MacArthur's Ghost.
Logistics and Sustainment for the Pacific Fight – May 12, 2025
https://www.breakingbeijing.com/p/macarthurs-ghost
H.R.3547 - Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act of
2025. 05/21/2025 - Referred to the House
Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3547
S.1861 - Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act of 2025. 05/22/2025 Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1861
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Locked in a “Cold War”. One person called the atmosphere
“unsettling.” – May 27, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/195757/pete-hegseth-pentagon-aides-fighting
Pete Hegseth’s Garbage New Press Secretary Is as Extreme
as They Come. Pentagon press secretary
Kingsley Wilson has troubling views when it comes to just about every topic. –
June 2, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/196011/pete-hegseth-press-secretary-kingsley-wilson-extremism
Trump Officials Leave Out One Key Detail on Colorado
Attack Suspect. Trump and his team keep
saying the suspect behind the Boulder, Colorado, attack was here illegally. But
was he? – June 2, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/196002/boulder-colorado-attack-suspect-immigration-status
Space Force Budget Faces Uncertainty as White House Bets
on Supplemental Money from Congress – June 2, 2025
'We Didn't Just Deploy. We Delivered': USS Harry S.
Truman Strike Group Returns Home to Norfolk – June 2,
2025
Navy Plan to Increase Bombing on Hawaii Island Sparks
Lawmaker Questions – June 2, 2025
Are You Made for the Military? Traits That Predict Basic
Training Success – June 2, 2025
Hegseth Marks Pride With Plan to Rename Ship Named for
Harvey Milk. The names of USNS Harvey
Milk and other ships honoring prominent civil rights leaders are on the
chopping block. – June 3, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/196084/pete-hegseth-navy-ship-harvey-milk-harriet-tubman
Trump Jr. Could Profit From 'Golden Dome'. Donald Trump Jr. became a partner at a
MAGA-tied venture capital firm that is reportedly invested in two defense
contractors considered frontrunners to build President Trump's missile shield.
– June 4, 2025
https://readsludge.com/2025/06/04/trump-jr-could-profit-from-golden-dome/
We're CRASHING Trump's Birthday Party – June 4, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aje9Di7fYAs
The only museum in the world dedicated to preserving and
sharing the history of the contributions of women to the Army.
Los Angeles: Trump’s National Guard Mobilization May
Backfire. So far, his reaction to
protests against heavy-handed immigration arrests has created chaos instead of
quelling it. A Washington Monthly podcast discussion. – June 9, 2025
Simple but Not
Easy #7. Marine officers in Twentynine
Palms need posse comitatus reforms – June 9, 2025
https://jakeauch.substack.com/p/simple-but-not-easy-7
Live updates: Trump talks ‘insurrection’ in WH remarks;
Hegseth clashes with Democrats – June 10, 2025
Trump Is Deploying the Marines Against U.S.
Citizens. It is flagrantly illegal, of
course. He’s doing it anyway. – June 10, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/196322/trump-deploying-marines-us-citizens
Pentagon Rushes to Create New Rules as Trump Sends
Marines to L.A. The Pentagon didn’t have
guidance for sending troops to a major American city. –
June 10, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/196355/pentagon-rules-trump-marines-la-protests
Transcript: Trump’s Threats to Unleash Troops Just Took a
Darker Turn. A former federal prosecutor
takes us through Trump’s decisions to send troops into Los Angeles, why the
moves are growing increasingly lawless, and why it all bodes badly for what’s
coming next. – June 10, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/article/196336/transcript-trump-threats-unleash-troops-just-took-darker-turn
The Suspension of Reality — and Law: Trump Turns the U.S.
Military into His Private Army.
Helicopters, uniforms & flags used like weapons. He suspended Posse
Comitatus, invoked the Insurrection Act, and now Marines are prowling American
streets. This is how democracies die — in prime time… – June 10, 2025
https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-suspension-of-reality-and-law-c63
Chaos & Cruelty: Trump Deploys Thousands of Soldiers
to Put Down Anti-ICE Protests in L.A. – June 10, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_o66Ji-330
Trump Vows to Crush Protesters With ‘Very Heavy Force’ at
His Birthday Parade – June 10, 2025
Hegseth is no “warrior”.
Words & Phrases we can do without – June 10, 2025
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/hegseth-is-no-warrior
4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines: Andrew
Weissmann on Trump's show of force in L.A.
"This order — I want to make sure everyone
understands — it applies nationally, not just in California. That is the scary
part" – June 10, 2025
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/4000-national-guard-members-and-700
China is ready for Trump.
It’s everyone else still pretending he’s unpredictable. – June 10, 2025
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/china-is-ready-for-trump
Mitch McConnell Grills Pete Hegseth on Russia in Damning
Exchange. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
refused to answer one very easy question on Russia and Ukraine. – June 11, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/196689/mitch-mcconnell-pete-hegseth-russia-ukraine
Did Trump Turn the US Military into His Personal Army? –
June 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbCao16qpDM
LIVE | ‘Get the hell out’: US Congressman slams Pete
Hegseth, calls him an 'embarrassment' – June 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkXx9hJq-hw
Live updates: Trump celebrates Army’s 250th anniversary
with parade – June 14, 2025
'Up in Arms': Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Launches New
Campaign Against Bloated Pentagon Budget.
"If we take half the money budgeted for the Pentagon and invested
in the things people need and want," said Ben Cohen, "the American
Dream can become a reality again." – June 14, 2025
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cohen-up-in-arms
Trump’s Military
Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President. The turnout wasn’t anything like what he
wanted—and not everyone who showed up was even a fan of his. – June 15, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/article/196850/trump-birthday-military-parade-pathetic
The AI Industry
Is Ready to Get Rich off Trump’s Defense Department. This year’s annual AI Expo for National
Competitiveness was a hidden race to turn the military into “Ender’s Game.” – June 15, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/article/196763/ai-industry-trump-defense-department
Slotkin Presses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Use of
Active-Duty Military on Unarmed Protestors – June 18, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJNmoQvB_bE
Scott, Colleagues Lead Effort to Strengthen Review of
Foreign Land Purchases Near Sensitive U.S. Military Sites – June 18, 2025
Transcript: MAGA Dope Pete Hegseth Implodes at Hearing,
Exposing Trump. As a Democratic Senator
nails the Defense Secretary with tough questions, a columnist who closely
tracks Trumpism digs into what the spectacle revealed about Trump and the
authoritarian core of MAGA. – June 19, 2025
Anti-DEI King Pete Hegseth Has Upsetting Plan for
Juneteenth. It’s shocking that Hegseth
hasn’t cancelled Juneteenth altogether. – June 19, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/197010/pete-hegseth-plan-commemorate-juneteenth
US Navy to boost Virginia-class submarine production with
new $987 million contract – June 19, 2025
13 Military Draft Realities Boomers Faced That Today’s
Youth Cannot Imagine – June 19, 2025
Saturday Report
6/21/25 — Astonishing: Give Trump a million dollars & you get to become an
Army officer, complete with a uniform & everybody must salute you!
https://hartmannreport.com/p/saturday-report-62125-astonishing
Two of Biggest
U.S. Allies Just Made New Defense Deal—Without Trump. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled
the security and defense partnership. – June 23, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/197124/donald-trump-biggest-allies-defense-deal-canada-eu
Trump Fails Basic
Question About NATO Responsibilities. Donald
Trump continues not to understand his own job. – June 24, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/197168/donald-trump-basic-question-nato-defense
Will Trump’s Strikes on Iran Unleash a Global Arms
Race? Since World War II,
nonproliferation efforts have limited the number of countries with nuclear
weapons. That may be about to change. – June 24, 2025
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/24/will-trumps-strikes-on-iran-unleash-a-global-arms-race/
Will Trump’s Bombing Raid on Iran Prove Not Just a Bust,
But a Disaster? A longtime military and
intelligence insider explains why the failure to destroy Iran’s nuclear bunkers
may have weakened U.S. power far beyond the Middle East. – June 25, 2025
20 Military Disasters That Changed U.S. History—But No
One Talks About
The Battle for Truth.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacks the media to please Trump. This
hostility cannot be normalized. – June 25, 2025
https://www.americaamerica.news/p/the-war-for-truth
“We Just Changed Naval Warfare Forever”: US Unveils
World’s Most Advanced Warship With Devastating 44-Ton Payload Capacity. The
unveiling of the AIRCAT Bengal MC, the world's most advanced autonomous naval
vessel, marks a groundbreaking leap in military technology, promising to
redefine strategic capabilities with its unmatched payload capacity and
cutting-edge missile launch systems. – July 9, 2025
Nuclear-powered Navy submarine makes historic port call
in Iceland – July 9, 2025
Army lays out policy to search deceased soldiers’ phones
for classified info. The policy was
issued to “keep up with the pace” of evolving technology and the “understanding
that these devices have capability to transfer sensitive information.” – July 9, 2025
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-policy-screen-personal-devices/
The Army and Navy want the ‘right to repair’ their own
equipment. Service members can often not
fix a variety of equipment because of terms in the warranty under which it is
used, or when defense contractors retain the intellectual property rights to
the gear. – July 11, 2025
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-navy-right-to-repair/
Exclusive Report: U.S. Navy to convert Zumwalt destroyer
to hypersonic missile strike vessel with 2027 test planned. – July 13, 2025
U.S. Navy Rushes to Fuel USS Abraham Lincoln for Urgent
Pacific Deployment – July 14, 2025
US Navy Enhances Fleet Survivability with RAM Launchers
to Counter Aerial Threats. – July 15, 2025
Fast-Attack Submarine Joins US Pacific Fleet – July 16,
2025
https://www.newsweek.com/us-pacific-fleet-hawaii-uss-toledo-attack-submarine-2099525
Hegseth senior staffer out at Pentagon – July 19, 2025
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5410264-hegseth-senior-staffer-out-at-pentagon/
Troops QUIT IN DROVES as Trump's Military Stunt FAILS –
July 20, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmaBXzphsAQ
Russian Submarine ATTACKS the WRONG US Navy Ship – BIG
MISTAKE – July 20, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ps1C0d93ok
Russia WARNS U.S. NAVY of Military Response in Greenland –
July 20, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxIyeZdFb1A
Ukraine Turns Russia’s ‘Perfect Plan’ Into a Fiery Trap
in the Black Sea Ambush | US Navy – July 21, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZujkxgRJ7E0
Ukraine CRUSHES Moscow's Defenses and Unleashes HELL –
July 21, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAdIWs5IZkI
Military bases in New Jersey and Indiana will be expanded
to detain immigrants – July 21, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-s1-5475109/immigrant-detention-military-bases
Troops In Central Gaza, Military Detention Centers,
Harvard Hearing – July 22, 2025
https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=1256040779:1269675975
The secretary who broke the Pentagon. Pete Hegseth’s performative leadership has
left the institution hollowed out. – July 23, 2025
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-secretary-who-broke-the-pentagon
Civil-Military Relations: Balancing Control and Bridging
Divides. Civil-military relations lie at
the heart of a society's stability and governance, navigating the delicate
balance between civilian control and military autonomy. –
July 24, 2025
https://www.nspfellows.org/articles/civil-military-relations-balancing-control-and-bridging-divides
Pete Hegseth Considers Plan to Escape the Pentagon: Run
for Office. Trump’s defense secretary
reportedly wants out, after just six months on the job. – July 30, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/198592/pete-hegseth-considers-running-office-escape-pentagon
Easy Money for the Merchants of Death. Trump's Washington breathes new life into the
military-industrial complex. – July 27, 2025
https://www.laprogressive.com/defense/merchants-of-death
Exclusive-US Air
Force denies early retirement for group of transgender service members – August 7, 2025
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-us-air-force-denies-181427370.html?guccounter=1
Air Force Reverses Offer of Early Retirement for
Transgender Troops – August 7, 2025
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-retirement-benefits-transgender/
Hegseth vows not to erase history—unless he doesn't like
it – August 7, 2025
Bombers Should Be Ready for Continuous Ops, 2-Star Says –
August 7, 2025
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/bombers-should-be-ready-for-continuous-ops-2-star-says/
Democrats press Air Force on Qatar jet funding details –
August 7, 2025
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5442391-democrats-press-air-force-on-qatar-jet-funding-details/
The Army Was Built to Protect the Republic — Now It’s
Being Deployed to Subdue It
The battlefield is no longer overseas. It’s your city.
Your rights. Your voice. And the military is no longer standing guard: it’s
standing in the way – August 8, 2025
https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-army-was-built-to-protect-the-ae4
M18 Shooting at F.E. Warren –
August 8, 2025
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/airman-arrested-in-deadly-m18-shooting-at-f-e-warren/
Coast Guard commissions its first new icebreaker in more
than 25 years – August 12, 2025
https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2025-08-12/coast-guard-icebreaker-arctic-18733836.html
Letter: Hegseth denies retirement benefits to trans
service members. Sheri McMahon of Fargo
writes: "Many actions the administration has taken are unconscionable.
This action simply adds to the list." – August 14, 2025
“Couch F***er!”: JD Vance Booed While Hyping Up Trump’s
D.C. Takeover. JD Vance’s and Pete
Hegseth’s answers to press questions were nearly drowned out by a jeering
crowd. – August 20, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/199352/jd-vance-pete-hegseth-stephen-miller-booed-dc-takeover
Pete Hegseth Just Fired a Top General Who Pissed Off
Trump. The president didn’t like the
intel Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse’s agency reported on Iran. – August 22,
2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/199485/pete-hegseth-jeffrey-kruse-iran-donald-trump
Trump PANICS As Hegseth FIRING Scandal Goes PUBLIC! –
August 24, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5qWrtnqxmk
Trump's Military Plans are Scarier Than You Think | Adm.
Mike Mullen – September 1, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtHwBUS3fI8
Mental Health:
Resources
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/health-wellness/mental-health/resources/
The Recovery
Coordination Program
https://warriorcare.dodlive.mil/Care-Coordination/Recovery-Care-Coordination/
New CNO Caudle
Calls for New Fleet Design in First Speech
Admiral Daryl
Caudle Sworn in as 34th Chief of Naval Operations
Homeland Sanctuary Lost: Urgent Actions to Secure the
Arctic Flank – September 4, 2025
Congressional Video Statements (2025)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwlmO6Qj2D5ZxQrrcq-dAyIvGdNVUmid0
H.Res.317 - Urging the United States to lead the world
back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/317
S.Res.323 - A resolution urging the United States to lead
a global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/323
Earth’s Greatest Enemy
https://earthsgreateste nemy.com/
Even a GOP Senator Thinks JD Vance’s War Crimes Comment
Is Disgusting. The vice president’s view
on the deadly strike last week is really revealing. – September 8, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/200135/rand-paul-jd-vance-drug-boat-war-crimes
H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective
Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2026. 06/09/2025 - Referred to the House
Committee on Armed Services…. 09/10/2025
- On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 – 196.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3838
Resources for H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for
Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026. Read more about the
NDAA (H.R. 3838) here:
https://armedservices.house.gov/ndaa/fy26-ndaa-resources.htm
According to FRA Newsbytes on September 19, 2025, the
House Armed Services Committee has advanced a sweeping package of reforms
designed to improve the daily lives of servicemembers and their families in the
FY26 NDAA. The proposals address pay, housing, healthcare, childcare, and
transition programs, marking one of the most comprehensive quality-of-life
initiatives in recent years.
Compensation and Benefits: The reforms include a 3.8% pay
raise for all servicemembers, increased Family Separation Allowance, and
reauthorization of key bonuses and special pay. Eligibility for the Basic Needs
Allowance would expand by removing the housing allowance from income
calculations. New policies also extend bereavement and convalescent leave to
provide families greater stability.
Housing, Food, and Healthcare: More than $1.4 billion is
authorized for new barracks and family housing, with mandates to fix health and
safety issues in existing facilities. A $137 million investment will fund new
dining facilities, while access to on-base meals will be simplified through
Common Access Cards. Healthcare reforms include over $577 million for medical
facility upgrades, expanded mental health and maternal care services, and lower
thresholds for travel reimbursement. Dental coverage under TRICARE will also
expand to reservists.
Childcare and Education: Recognizing the burden of
childcare, the bill authorizes over $361 million for new childcare centers and
expands the “Child Care in Your Home” pilot program. Families will also benefit
from stronger protections against neglect in military childcare services.
Additionally, $147 million is slated for new DoD schools, while military
children in public schools, including those with disabilities, will receive
increased support.
Transition and Recruitment: To help servicemembers
reenter civilian life, training will be made more transferable to civilian
careers, while Veterans Service Organizations will gain a stronger role in
transition assistance. Pilot programs will streamline health record transfers,
expand apprenticeships, and broaden SkillBridge access. On the recruitment
side, bonuses are extended, medical waivers updated, and recruiters given more
access to schools and universities.
As Trump Deploys Troops to US Cities, Warren Raises Alarm
& Secures Commitment from Military Nominee – September 11, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNQOEuax3c
One man’s memory sparks search for US soldiers he saw
executed in WWII – September 12, 2025
Presidential Message on the 78th Birthday of the United
States Air Force – September 18, 2025
78 Years of Airpower, Fueled by Airmen
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/977306/78-years-airpower-fueled-airmen
Air Force Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHOq6Sl9u38
BREAKING: ALL US
TOP GENERALS TO ATTEND EMERGENCY MEETING! Theyre Preparing for DAY X! –
September 25, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQGD06mOHww
Whiskey Leaks Hegseth and Tr*mp wanted applause. They got
silence. – September 30, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKGEsItEAUQ
Reaction to Hegseth & Trump’s Strange Speech to
Generals – September 30, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/live/QxQNFyR9ctA
Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity'
in deranged speech to military commanders – October 1, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpUI3xJx_c
FURIOUS Navy Commander SPEAKS OUT After Trump Military
Stunt – October 1, 2025
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