General Discussion

Heard this same shit from a National Guard spokesperson after a couple of ignorant flyboys buzzed a crowd of protesters at 40 feet during protests in DC.

First words out of the spokesman mouth was "the safety of our Citizen Soldiers and Airman is our HIGHEST priority"

I can't tell you how fucked-up that statement is.

I was in the rear with the gear during my 30 years in the Navy, except for one time I had to dive under a desk in the sandbox, and the one time I suited up to fight a Main Space fire.

I was, and am no hero. But even I know that my safety was NOT EVER the HIGHEST priority. Safety was incredibly important to us, and we didn't take stupid and unnecessary risks, but it was drilled into me that my HIGHEST priority was the protection and safety of my country and my Shipmates.

Safety is important to the National Guard, but the HIGHEST priority of the Guard is the safety and security of the people they serve

Had that been their true priority, they would not have put their fellow citizens at risk by such a dangerous cowboy move.

Had the protection of the people they served been Texas law endorsements HIGHEST priority, they wouldn't have stood around for 40 minutes while a man slaughtered children.