Pundit Review Radio interviews Op-For’s John Noonan
John Noonan, co-founder and author of the military blog Op-For joined us last evening to talk about the situation in the Middle East. We also covered the role of Iran in this whole mess, along with their progress towards becoming a nuclear power.
You may have read about John this spring in an excellent Boston Globe article on milblogs. Just last week, John had an article published in National Review,
The Rise of the Service Gap
Academics vs. military service.
Unfortunate as it is, the service gap is becoming a reality. Not because of boogie-men scapegoats like â??the richâ?ť or â??high-society,â?ť but due to the efforts of a small, determined group of academics, who opt to channel their anger over past and present government policies toward young men and women whose only sin is to serve.
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August 3rd, 2006 at 12:15 am
Pundit Review Spot…
Kevin and Greg have posted our Pundit Review Radio chat from Sunday evening, click here to listen…….
August 25th, 2006 at 4:16 am
[...] So what is the truth today on this call up of Marines? Anytime I have a question about a MSM story involving the military, I turn to the milbloggers. John Noonan of the excellent milblog Op-For says, In a time where recruiting goals are consistently being met and exceeded, the mainstream media is trying to convince you that we’re on the doorstep -the back doorstep- of a Vietnam style draft. I am dying to understand this “involuntary” call-up phrase reporters keep using. Is this their way of rephrasing the word “orders?” There is no such thing as an “involuntary” call up. Military members already volunteered at the onset of their 4 year active duty + 4 year inactive ready reserve committment. Calling up reserves is not even in the same ballpark as widespread conscription, but that’s the spin papers like the Times is throwing at their readership. [...]