Sen. Tommy Tuberville's fight is pitting two pillars of Republican orthodoxy against one another: abortion and the military. And in Alabama, the effect of his hold on military nominations is having a personal impact.
“When you start politicizing how to promote, I think we’re stepping into the wrong territory,” said Greg Black, who served in the Air Force for 25 years. Black voted for Tuberville in 2020, but says he can’t back him again if he keeps it up. “I have to say no,” Black said.
She declined to give her full name out of concern that doing so could have an impact on her brother’s military career, but she said the uncertainty is daunting for men and women who are already sacrificing a lot to be in the military. “He is very proud of his career in the military. But he was telling me that he’s still in limbo. He doesn’t know where he is going next. And so I can kind of hear in his voice that he would like to know more about where he is going,” she said.
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