"...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

Saturday, November 15, 2025

SSgt Michael Holtzclaw is an Exceptional Recruiter (for the USN, USMC, and Army)

 

The other branches should give SSgt Holtzclaw a recruiting award since his Desperate Housewives level of rant likely drove up the number of potential airmen into the arms of the other services.  After all, according to the official Air Force recruiting Facebook page, airmen should be happy to just accept whatever job they're given and not try to negotiate the best fit for themselves.  Just be happy about the "free healthcare" that is so free that you only get it in exchange for your service and potential risk to life and limb, in other words, the kind of healthcare that is the opposite of free.

Glad he took his post down but I'm amazed he put it up in the first place and kept it up so long despite the righteous backlash it engendered.  Perhaps somebody with some common sense above him took it down.

The service might also need to take a look at the requirements for the Levitow Award.