Rogue Commanders, The Enemy Within
Kevin McCullough
I’ve walked the halls of military bases all over the world. From the quiet corners of European command posts to the buzz of stateside HQs, I’ve seen how order is maintained—not just by muscle or might, but by discipline. That’s what makes a fighting force elite. And I knew it growing up in a military family: you respect the chain of command. Period. You don’t pick and choose your loyalties based on your politics.
Yet today, it seems some commanders have forgotten that basic truth—and are testing the limits of insubordination.
Case in point: Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, garrison commander at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, was suspended after it was discovered that the base’s official chain-of-command board was scrubbed of its civilian leadership. No photo of President Donald J. Trump. No Vice President J.D. Vance. No Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Just… blank.
This wasn’t some routine delay in updating the wall. This was an unmistakable act of either protest or incompetence. And neither is acceptable. The Army insists her suspension isn’t tied to misconduct—because of course they did—but the facts speak louder. In the post-COVID military bureaucracy, this sort of brazen omission isn’t an accident. It’s a signal. And it’s the kind that undermines unit cohesion from the inside out.
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