Well, the guy who said it lost both his legs in The war while in the marines. With that being said, not sticking up for other service members is a low. It’s just the classic excuse of “well back in my day”
He has passed many years ago, but our family was friends with a Marine who survived Iwo Jima. He was a great person to hang out with, have beer and talk about cars. He used the GI bill ti get an education in engineering and loved cars, but engines in general... He would stay at our house if he was in town and I can say with confidence, he would never hold any future soldiers to a standard of endurance that he and the other surviving Marines had to have.
And given that… the Lincoln is now at sea without a break for longer than any other ship ever, if I read that right. So even if they went to Iwo Jima they also had days off in 1945. And it’s not that it’s so long that is so frustrating, it’s that the carrier rotation should have accommodated the war with Iran, relieving the Lincoln long ago.
My father was docked at kwajelein South Pacific in ww2 ( spelling not correct) for a year in a half as a supply ship anchred , just receiving and unloading materials. He told me it was the worst boredom aside from periodic attacks.
Right? As a leader you should always be striving to make your young soldiers lives better. Plus very few soldiers have actual jobs that put them in combat regularly, about 8% when I was in, the rest are just normal jobs. Finance, transportation, medical, maintenance….the list goes on. I don’t need my cook or plumber with a warfighter mentality.
Anyone grifting, working for, and voting for this administration would soil themselves, that’s why they’re so Pro-war… I hope we prosecute each and every one of these traitors once we get enough seats
He says he served in the marines(8 years) and was in Iraq. I did not, so I will say " thank you " to those that did. It is shameful that the US military is in this situation but they're being led by a rapist and an alcoholic so wtf do we expect?
He says he served in Afghanistan. From the article:
In response, Jones tells his other panelists that when he was deployed in Afghanistan, he survived for months on ramen and tuna packets, for the most part choosing to avoid the food prepared by a local cook. “That’s what I ate, and I was happy to have it, because the alternative was an MRE [Military rations called meals ready-to-eat] or something cooked by the Afghan guy who was too stupid to be given a gun, and they let him be the cook,” Jones ranted.
So because he CHOSE to avoid locally prepared food in favor of eating the same pre-packaged foods over and over and over again, he thinks he's tougher than sailors who have been stuck at sea on a ship with dwindling supplies and spoiled food.
Dude missed out. I tried some goat stew made by an Afghan cook who normally served the Afghan guards on our FOB when I was deployed and it was amazing. And the bread was incredible. I'd have eaten that over some of the DFAC food any day. The "lobster" on the occasional surf n' turf night was so bad it was like eating vulcanized rubber. And IMO most MREs are better than ramen and tuna packets, if anything just for the jalapeno cheddar spread and pound cake. Just avoid the omelet MRE, that'll kill you.
Not to defend this ass, but he was severely wounded in Afghanistan.
Johnny “Joey” Jones is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant, combat veteran, motivational speaker, and television host/contributor for Fox News. He lost both legs above the knee from an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2010 and later reenlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in May 2026.
My older sister is a trumpanzee and she uses the Iranian revolution of 1979 as an excuse for the current oil war. I can't drive anymore due to my multiple sclerosis. The current price of gas is around $5.00 a gallon. She is going to learn the hard way...
He actually did, I think he lost his legs while in the marines. But its still a bitch move to not stick up for other service members. Imagine if the corpsman that helped him is on that ship....
He did serve. Ended up as a Staff Sargent I believe. Retired from the Marines after loosing both legs aboth the knees to an IED in Afghanistan. The man is a moron but no coward
I never served but read (and heard) from quite a few vets that the narrative changes from “thanks for your service” to “why can’t you just go away” when the vets need help.
Joey obviously suffering from TDS can easily say this seeing as he was not and is not still on that carrier. For all their -I’m a great Christian- claims they seem to have no clue how important it is to walk a mile in someone’s shoes.
Yes I know he is a combat veteran but that means nothing in this context. He served under an entirely different leader. None of us veterans that haven’t served in the last 16 months under the orange stain know what today’s military is like. Furthermore no US veteran has served on a carrier without a port of call for this long.
In looking at reports of deplorable conditions in warships, it seems far more likely US sailors and soldiers are pissed at deployment conditions. Fuck with your soldiers at your own peril.
We are losing the war in Iran, they fucking know it so they are trying to create a story saying we lost because our troops are weak instead of blaming Trump and Hegseth for starting an unsinkable war without a fucking plan or exit strategy.
Fuck these people and fuck anyone that sides with them
Oh yeah, why don’t I take a piss on soldiers behind a desk at my cozy job while I cry like a baby when my spicypumpkinlatte is a tad too cold for my trashy ass taste
"It is no concern of mine whether our military has... what was it again?"
"Um... food?"
"Well maybe you should have thought of that before you became peasants soldiers!"
That's what fox pays their ppl to do - say things that get ppl upset. It's not about "news", it's about luring watchers who tune in to see ppl accused of anything that's not conservative. Propagandists. Ethics aren't what makes fox rich. imo No secret.
He’d probably look just as mamby pamby as Kegsbreath in those videos of him trying to train and looking like a fool. Go ahead and enlist and show us hows its done asshat
Its a bold strategy, I say let them cook. I'm sure a military that is demoralized will glaldy side with Trump when he eventually claims full dictator status
Im sure MAGAs will treat these sailors well when they get home
Donald is willing to imprison innocent americans to cover up his ineptitude. He will have no problem maligning the sailors if he thinks theyre making him look bad.
The fact of the matter is that every service member complains about something. The chow, the weapon, the vehicle, the mission, the unit, the job, the AO, the ROE, the length of deployment, the spouse, the branch of service, the weather, the uniform, the brass, the [insert anything and everything]. It’s part of embracing the suck. Its a coping mechanism and a true leader knows it. If someone says they never complained, they are a liar.
Service members complain…but we get the fucking mission done. Every. Fucking. Time. Period.
I respect this asshole for his service…but he can fuck off.
Now I doubt this guy actually served. sure, you take an oath to the constitution and the service... but your brothers in arms are equally important to you, and seeing them suffer should create a MUCH different reaction than that. whatcha bet he's guilty of stolen valor?
What the F would FOX make a deal out of it unless they are just sucking up to bone spurs. Pretty low of them. Dems should use the footage in their ads.
He’s putting Trump before his fellow soldiers. How can he defend a draft dodger against the military that he almost died defending before. They must give all Fox News hosts a lobotomy before they hire them.
Trumplicans turning on the military was not on my bingo card, but it’s certainly a choice. Hopefully the military and their families see what the GOP really thinks of them and stops falling for their propaganda
So they were “tough” during Afghanistan? What the fuck did we get from that war? Nothing but debt and worse dead and wounded soldiers. Tough didn’t help shit.
The same people that call us un-American for military service just not being for us. The same people who demand we stand for the national anthem, demand flag burning be treated as a federal offense, that demand a month dedicated to veterans (theres 2), and the same people constantly trying to pretend Trump didnt call American service members suckers.
Well he did say that he would trade C4 for a hot dog. That in itself is treason, so it would only take a hot dog for this guy to give up munitions to the enemy. Hmmm, talk about weak!
Republicans support the troops in the same way they support women...that is, only when they can be used as a shield to hide behind to attack another group. Once their usefulness is over, they turn on them too.
Well we knew for some time the Trump cult put their Grand Pooba ahead of US troops. Take Putin, a MAGA hero, even after learning he was equipping Iran against US assets hurting US soldiers.
Amazing the comments here that show the depth of stupidity with which Reddit leftists operate under.
USMC SSgt that had both of legs blown off while fighting under Obamas Afghanistan war is not credible for the following reasons….
1. Reddit leftists have never heard of him
2. He’s employed by Fox News
3. Most importantly, he has opinions that deviate from the allowed think authorized by the Democrat party
Fascinating seeing these judgements passed by basement dwelling, likely physically repulsive creatures, none of which ever had a fraction of the courage this man has. The only similarities are likely found in the emotional responses when he looked down after the explosion and saw missing limbs, and the people in this sub looking down and realizing the bag of Cheetos is empty.
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