Retired Army generals now also doomposting about Civil War 2024

[Signifyin(g)Monkey]

Do they read D1P?

I get that it can mostly be written off as overblown hand-wringing by bored retirees, but this kind of blew my mind:

 

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Recently, and perhaps more worrying, Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino, the commanding general of the Oklahoma National Guard, refused an order from President Biden mandating that all National Guard members be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Mancino claimed that while the Oklahoma Guard is not federally mobilized, his commander in chief is the Republican governor of the state, not the president.

Interestingly enough, he might not be wrong:

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Oklahoma’s new policy walks a line between a state’s military orders, in which the governor acts as commander in chief for operations such as disaster relief, and federal military orders, in which National Guard members carry out missions under the president’s command. In notifying personnel of the new policy, Mancino last week said they would be subject to the vaccine requirement if activated for a federally mandated assignment, such as an overseas deployment.

Our Federalism getting out of hand again—it only took us a century and a half!

[Jwheel86]

3 hours ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said:

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Oklahoma’s new policy walks a line between a state’s military orders, in which the governor acts as commander in chief for operations such as disaster relief, and federal military orders, in which National Guard members carry out missions under the president’s command. In notifying personnel of the new policy, Mancino last week said they would be subject to the vaccine requirement if activated for a federally mandated assignment, such as an overseas deployment.

 

 

This is technically true, but if National Guard doesn't meet Federal standards the State has to pay for everything and they lose access to the institution of "The Army" for everything.