Reince Priebus Joins the Navy

[babylonsister]

You can't make it up.


https://politicalwire.com/2019/06/10/reince-priebus-joins-the-navy/

Reince Priebus Joins the Navy
June 10, 2019 at 8:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 43 Comments

“Reince Priebus, President Trump’s former chief of staff, has officially joined the Navy,” the Washington Post reports.

“At a commissioning ceremony Monday morning, Vice President Pence swore in Priebus as an ensign, an entry-level officer. Priebus and his family also met with Trump at the White House after the ceremony.”

[KentuckyWoman]

1. This can't be real

If it is, we've had a close encounter with a parallel universe.

[babylonsister]

2. Thanks for the confirmation!

[underpants]

3. He's 47 years old.

The 17th line of defense between the Mississippi National Guard and the League of Women Voters

[babylonsister]

4. ....

[JDC]

7. TY. That was good

[lpbk2713]

5. Well that just lowered the Navy's standards.

There might be a mutiny at his first duty station.

[procon]

6. What office is he going to be running for? nt

[mopinko]

8. from stonekettle

Link to tweet

[Celerity]

9. Ensigns were generally the lowest ranking commissioned officer, except where the rank of subaltern

existed.

Subaltern fits Reince SO much better, lolol.

[JHB]

16. What's the medal for?

If he's just been commissioned, how did he earn a medal already?

[gratuitous]

20. There's some lettering

I can make out "P-a-r-t-i" and then it's kind of blurred, maybe two or three letters, then a "p" I think, "a-t-i-o-n."

[Recursion]

23. I mean, harsh, but yes

The NDSM literally means "you were in the military"

[irisblue]

30. National Defense Service Medal NDSM?

[Recursion]

32. Yeah. Anyone on active duty during a time of conflict (nt)

[irisblue]

33. Huh. I am now surprised that #ApricotHellbeast did not have that on his outfit at Buckingham Palace

[Recursion]

22. That's the National Defense Service Medal. You earn it after 24 hours.

It means you served in the military during a time of conflict. I technically "earned" mine after the first day at Boot Camp.

[qazplm135]

27. So if he stays in for another

15 years or so, he might reach my rank

[csziggy]

34. My father was a lieutenant (j.g.) in WWII

This was after joining as a seaman, serving for a year, going to Midshipman's School (at Columbia University in NYC) and attending Submarine School. When they married, Mom outranked him since she was a full lieutenant in the Navy Nurse Corp.

At one point Dad was offered a promotion to a lieutenant but because of damage to his hearing while the sub he was on was depth bombed he was disqualified by the medical officer. If he had gotten that promotion, he might have stayed in the Navy after the war. Since he knew his advancement was limited, he went back to Mich Tech and finished his engineering degree.

[brush]

10. Got to be the reserves. Wonder what his angle is?

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[UTUSN]

11. Yip, Reserves; entry level (Ensign). What IS the angle?!1

And another article said "human resources officer." Not a critical career. And his age to be starting at the bottom. It doesn't even look "patriotic," more like dorky. Yaas, he's got *one* medal, National Defense, for volunteering (in wartime), puny when he's standing behind all those admirals with boards of medals.

[OnDoutside]

14. To see the world ?

[Trumpocalypse]

12. In the Navy

[brooklynite]

13. Amazing the the Navy thought that helping with this music video would be good PR

[MasterofBiscuits]

21. Why wouldn't it be?

[brooklynite]

35. Gay stereotypes weren't as popular in the 80s.

[Brother Buzz]

40. One could almost make the argument gay stereotypes weren't such a big deal back then....

and that it wasn't until the pubs decided to make it a big fat wedge issue that the push-back and the hatred began. Almost being the operative word.

[brooklynite]

42. You're right, but the Government wasn't a leading indicator

[KG]

15. toy soldier. quaint.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

17. yvan eht nioj

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

18. It's not just a job, it's $98.76/ wk!

Port of call, Bayonne, NJ.....

[GP6971]

41. Hey! I was stationed there

in the 70s as was my father in the 40s. Me Army, him Navy.

[Baltimike]

19. Isn't he a little long in the tooth for this? nt

[UTUSN]

24. Holy shit, Sean SPICER is a *Commander* pay grade O-5; Reince is O-1. Sends congrats!1

Commander is just below Captain. Ensign is WAY below Captain (or Commander). SPICER is a Public Affairs Officer, at least related to something.

[mfcorey1]

25. You know they are up to no good. It will be revealed!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. After working in the Trump administration he probably couldn't find a job.

[magicarpet]

28. .... no jobs available... former association with a Fascist Grifter man.

[mr_lebowski]

29. They just put him in the control of the Executive Branch where IQ45 is his CiC

Probably a means to keep him from ever being interviewed by Congress.

[NCjack]

31. Trump spy on Navy. nt

[CRK7376]

36. Navy must be so Proud

to have landed Mr. Priebus.....

[Recursion]

37. All this said: congrats to Ensign Priebus

The Navy has turned a lot of sketchy characters around. It might even make a man out of him.

[3catwoman3]

38. During my second active duty tour with the AF nurse corps, on of the 2...

...pediatricians assigned to our very small pediatric clinic had been in private practice for many years in NYC. Rumor had it that he joined the military to escape a potential law suit. He was brought in as a lieutenant colonel. He was one of the shittiest doctors I have ever worked with, and an awful human being to boot. He was rewarded by being promoted to full colonel.

One time, when I was getting ready to go on a 5 city tour to Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and 2 forgettable places in Malaysia, he tried to talk me into taking possession of a Buddha statuette that he had arranged to get smuggled out of Burma. I was horrified that he would even ask me to do such a thing, let alone think I would agree. I declined in no uncertain terms.

He was a real prick. Had some characteristics in common with Trump - self-centered, self-congratulatory, phony bastard.

He was the one in charge of writing my Officer Efficiency Report.

This whole thing with Priebus seems very odd.

[Recursion]

39. But if he can't smuggle the Buddha statue out

Then all of the heroin inside of it is wasted. Won't somebody please think of the heroin?