Why Are Dozens Of High Ranking Officers Being Purged From The U.S. Military?Michael Snyder As you will see below, dozens of highly decorated military leaders have been dismissed from their positions over the past few years. So why is this happening? When I was growing up, my father was an officer in the U.S. Navy. And what is going on right now is absolutely crazy especially during a time of peace. Is there a deliberate attempt to reshape the military and remove those that dont adhere to the proper viewpoints? Does someone out there feel a need to get officers that wont cooperate out of the way? Throughout world history, whatever comes next after a military purge is never good. If this continues, what is the U.S. military going to look like in a few years? Perhaps you are reading this and you think that purge is too strong a word for what is taking place. Well, just consider the following quotes from some very highly decorated retired officers Retired Army Major General Patrick Brady: There is no doubt he (Obama) is intent on emasculating the military and will fire anyone who disagrees with him. Retired Army Lt. General William G. Jerry Boykin: Over the past three years, it is unprecedented for the number of four-star generals to be relieved of duty, and not necessarily relieved for cause. Retired Navy Captain Joseph John: I believe there are more than 137 officers who have been forced out or given bad evaluation reports so they will never make Flag (officer), because of their failure to comply to certain views. According to the Blaze, one anonymous Pentagon official has said that even young officers have been told not to talk about Obama or the politics of the White House Now this trend appears to be accelerating. We have seen a whole bunch of news stories about military officers being dismissed lately. Almost always, a legitimate reason is given for the dismissal. And without a doubt, if a military officer is actually behaving unethically, that officer should be held accountable. However, the reality is that everyone has skeletons in the closet, and if you really want to get rid of someone it is usually not too hard to find a way to justify your decision. The following are excerpts from three news stories about military officers in trouble that have come out so far in 2014 #1 The Air Force Times: A group of former Air Force majors, forced out this summer by a noncontinuation board, plans to file a lawsuit claiming the service had no right to separate them simply to meet end-strength numbers set by Congress. More than 10 of the 157 dismissed majors are banding together to challenge the move in court, seeking either reinstatement or early retirement pay. All 157 had been twice passed over for promotion and were within six years of retirement. #2 Defense News: Acting US Navy Undersecretary Robert Martinage, the departments No. 2, has resigned under pressure, sources confirmed for Defense News. The resignation, which Martinage announced to his staff Tuesday morning, came after allegations were made of inappropriate conduct with a subordinate woman, the sources confirmed. #3 Huffington Post: The Air Force says 34 nuclear missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and have been stripped of their certification in what is believed to be the largest such breach of integrity in the nuclear force. Some of the officers apparently texted to each other the answers to a monthly test on their knowledge of how to operate the missiles. Others may have known about it but did not report it. The cheating was discovered during a drug investigation that involves 11 Air Force officers across six bases in the U.S. and England. The following is a list of high ranking military officers that have been dismissed over the past few yearsthat has been circulating all over the Internet. I think that you will agree that this list is quite stunning So what do you think about all of this? Do you believe that a purge of high ranking military officers is taking place? Please feel free to share what you think by posting a comment below This article first appeared here at the American Dream. Michael Snyder is a writer, speaker and activist who writes and edits his own blogs The American Dream and Economic Collapse Blog. Follow him on Twitter here. 