Captain, That Is Not Logical.

Main Article From Military.com (via AP)

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military, built for man-made battles, could end up leading fights against Mother Nature.

In the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita - and the federal government's sluggish response to the first - President George W. Bush is raising the possibility of putting the Pentagon in charge of search-and-rescue efforts for catastrophic natural disasters.

Such a precedent-setting shift would require not only some change in law but a greater degree of consensus. Congress is divided over the prospect of troops massed in U.S. cities and increasing the power of the federal government at the expense of the states.

And there's the question of what would be left for the recently created Homeland Security Department to do.

Whisky Tango Foxtrot?

This is just plain SNAFU folks. Why in the name of the Flying Spaghetti Monster would we have the National Guard in Iraq and the Regular Army handling natural disasters? What's next are we going to hand the police a hose and say fight that fire and a fireman a 9mm and say here ya go Batman?

Sweet Hammer of Thor, who in the Pentagon/White House thinks this shit up anyways?

A Fictionalized High Level Meeting:

Ya lets take the ones who are trained for natural disasters and put them in combat.... wait... wait... (takes puff off of joint)... and the ones trained in combat... we...we... (exhales)... put in charge of natural disasters.

Fortunately the VETERANS over at Operation Truth can place this in perspective for us.

Full Editorial at Op Truth:

This idea is definitely a step in the wrong direction for several reasons. First and foremost soldiers need to be trained on "Soldier Skills" and those need to be their primary function. Whether you are a infantry man, or combat engineer or an MP your first duty is to be proficient in those skills. Adding new skills to that will require more training time, and more time away from field problems and such. Just where do units train for these actions. Should each post that has a MOUT site, have to put in rain pipes and wind machines? Should the mout site be closed off for units that are rehearsing urban operations so that others can stand in the rain and search empty buildings? The military is prepared for large scale logistic missions, but they are not the only ones that are. When there is an airplane crash, does it take the NTSB and the FAA 3 days to get to the site of the crash? Of course not, because they are ready to go. Readiness that is the key

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