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A Century of ROTC In your Rapid Fire section of the August 2016 issue concerning the 100th birthday of the ROTC [“Army ROTC Celebrates Centennial”], I would like to add that Norwich University in Vermont is recog-
Political Participation [Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, USA (Ret)] is just plain wrong. Being retired military, re- gardless of rank or grade, does not forfeit one’s right to participate in political issues or activities. It goes without saying that retired gener- als and admirals have significant critical insight regarding world af- fairs. They not only have the right but a moral obligation to speak out on issues of great interest to the populace — and especially so when it comes to the No. 1 responsibility of government, [to] “provide for the common defence.” — Capt. Sam Steele, USN (Ret)
Life Member, High Country (N.C.) Chapter via email
Editor’s note: MOAA conducted an electronic survey of our members regarding the topic of political state- ments by retired flag officers. More than 5,000 members responded. See “Flag Officers and Politics,” page 38 in Washington Scene, for the results of our survey.
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