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...the mantra of those who don't battle
"...do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic..."
"For the good of the Air Force, for the good of the armed services and for the good of our country, I urge you to reject convention and careerism..."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Maxwell AFB, April 21, 2008
"You will need to challenge conventional wisdom and call things like you see them to subordinates and superiors alike."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, United States Air Force Academy, March 4, 2011
"For the good of the Air Force, for the good of the armed services and for the good of our country, I urge you to reject convention and careerism..."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Maxwell AFB, April 21, 2008
"You will need to challenge conventional wisdom and call things like you see them to subordinates and superiors alike."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, United States Air Force Academy, March 4, 2011
About Me
- PickYourBattles.Net
- My name is Rick Rynearson. I was an Air Force command pilot & field grade officer and am now retired. I grew up an Air Force dependent (my father retired a CMSgt). I have eight deployments to OEF/OIF as a close air support attack pilot, more than one thousand combat flight hours, seven Air Medals and a Distinguished Flying Cross for valor. At 15 years into my career I resigned my commission & refused an order to assassinate an American citizen without charge or trial -- an order issued by the Obama/Biden administration; my resignation was not accepted & I was ultimately vindicated by the Air Force. I have a B.A. in religion from the Florida State University. My wife is a Harvard educated former Air Force intelligence officer turned civilian lawyer, former clerk for a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Air Force Reserve JAG.
Why This Blog?
This blog served as a sounding board for a master's thesis I completed on active duty entitled The Smartest Guys in the Room and the Best of the Best.
Readers may also be interested in my resignation at the fifteen year point.
Readers may also be interested in my resignation at the fifteen year point.
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Just wanted to note I didn't follow what I believed. I followed our laws which is the compilation of what our diverse group of Americans "believe." Anybody in public service who objects to the legal demands based on their own personal beliefs or morality is unfit for public service. It's that simple.
ReplyDeleteWhat I did was follow the law. I did my job. I refused to break our law by violating the rights of another American. It wasn't what I personally thought was right, it was what those who pay me collectively think is right and I did my job as they pay me to do, instead of violating my oath of office and their trust in order to please my boss over the Americans who employ me.