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I submitted a wish list for the US Army’s 248th birthday two years ago. Today, as we prepare to celebrate its 250th, the candles on the birthday cake burn a little brighter, but there is still much work to be done to rekindle the flames of readiness and lethality across the force. First, here are a few noteworthy events to show why there is a spark of hope.

  1. President Trump’s pardon of 1LT Mark Basshaw, who was persecuted for adhering to his sincerely held religious beliefs. Now that the Department of Defense has admitted the “vaccine” was unlawfully forced on servicemembers, veterans wait to see justice granted to all who were tracked, punished, and kicked out of the military under similar circumstances.
  2. The selection of former Lieutenant Colonel Matt Lohmeier for Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Lohmeier was kicked out of the service for correctly exposing the growth of Marxism in the military. We await his hearing and call on the United States Senate to act swiftly.
  3. The selection of former Lieutenant Colonel Stu Scheller to serve a key role in reviewing the actions leading up to our surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the disastrous withdrawal that cost thirteen precious American lives.

We still have a long way to go. Over 80,000 servicemembers remain negatively affected by the actions of the Biden regime and whoever was auto penning the orders. Therefore, on this 250th birthday of the United States Army, I respectfully submit another birthday wishlist in hopes that the U.S. Army can celebrate more than just its birthday.

  1. All 80,000 affected service members must have their situations resolved in the next sixty days. Trump’s Executive Order was signed on January 27, 2025, and the action needed is too slow in coming. It did not take long to destroy careers; fixing what was broken should take far less time. Those who perpetrated these acts must receive their justice. To peacefully retire is not justice for those who destroyed the livelihoods and reputations of all who stood up for what was right.
  2. All promotions and advancements must be based purely on merit and adherence to their oaths. This applies to all who serve in or out of uniform in the Department of Defense.
  3. Nothing should stand in the way of ensuring our military force is the most respected and feared on the planet. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in any form or under any title must be eradicated; DEI efforts destroy readiness and unit cohesion; in fact, they are Marxism masquerading under the false flag of equality.
  4. Stop pursuing wars of choice and only engage in conflict when it’s in our national interest.
  5. The Defense Department budget should not be used as a cover for anti-American pursuits. Every defense dollar must be traceable to something that makes our force more lethal.  

This list could continue, but accomplishing these five things would go a long way towards checking off the items needed to return our military to fighting shape. Our military is still the best in the world, bar none. But we still need to achieve the level of readiness that deters all our enemies and ensures that we don’t ever need to go to war.

The world we live in respects and fears strength, and our military needs to project such strength that no enemy would dare awaken the American giant. If that does happen, may our wars be just and resolved quickly. No more nation-building or meddling in foreign conflicts that are not ours to resolve or have no national security value.

Let the brushfires of liberty shine bright because we have a military that is surpassed by nobody and led by those unwilling to compromise their oaths of office for promotion or self-advancement.

In doing so, we also grant this nation the greatest possible gift - peace, through strength.