pinqy
Gold Member
While I do find Perkins' use of his rank in his campaigning (Colonel (Ret) Perkins for Congress) distasteful, Connelley's statements are outrageous, especially in such a military-heavy district.
We've got a retired Major General from the USAF running for State Senate here in the SoCal area...he brings it up in his advertising and as his title. I admire vets running for office....but flashing it so much is a bit militaristic. May be just me....but the government and military are SUPPOSED to be separate....any overlap is not so good.
I have no problem with a candidate mentioning or emphasizing his/her military experience, especially in as heavy a military area as Fairfax County, but using your title for your campaign is just off to me. And he does campaign as "Colonel (Ret) Perkins", not "Chris Perkins" or "Col Chris Perkins, USA ret". hmmmm maybe that's part of it too..."Colonel (Ret) Perkins" is not proper address for retired military.