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Topics => Military News/Veterans => Topic started by: Libertas on June 03, 2024, 10:17:03 AM
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https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/06/01/retired-four-star-admiral-arrested-for-bribery/
I looked up his record, started as a bubblehead on attack subs and boomers, pretty solid career lot of recognition...
If a fairly straight arrow looking chap can fall prey to the lure of post-service riches...it is almost certain others have/are doing to same now...especially in latter day lax contracting practices, little oversight/consequences and rubber-stamped funding bills...
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I recall a news story about flag rank officers. In order to reach flag rank naval officers had to command a ship of a certain size.
So many of such ships were built recently even though they were not needed.
Also, in WWII four stars had x number of troops under them. Now it is 63 times x.
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All flag officers don't get there without major commands...it's not size of ships or planes or tanks...it's operational commands...and WWII by its nature had a sh*tload of flag officers...4 Admirals, 2 USA Generals and 1 USAF General made it to 5 stars... War on a global scale ramps everything up, especially conventional like that...
Conventional war now days will be short-lived...it's just what follows may or may not be so swell...
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All flag officers don't get there without major commands...it's not size of ships or planes or tanks...it's operational commands...and WWII by its nature had a sh*tload of flag officers...4 Admirals, 2 USA Generals and 1 USAF General made it to 5 stars... War on a global scale ramps everything up, especially conventional like that...
Conventional war now days will be short-lived...it's just what follows may or may not be so swell...
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I heard that CURRENT US 4 stars are 63x more bloated than in WWII. If current Us 4 stars had the same number of troops under them as in WWII there would be 63 times fewer 4 stars.
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All flag officers don't get there without major commands...it's not size of ships or planes or tanks...it's operational commands...and WWII by its nature had a sh*tload of flag officers...4 Admirals, 2 USA Generals and 1 USAF General made it to 5 stars... War on a global scale ramps everything up, especially conventional like that...
Conventional war now days will be short-lived...it's just what follows may or may not be so swell...
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I heard that CURRENT US 4 stars are 63x more bloated than in WWII. If current Us 4 stars had the same number of troops under them as in WWII there would be 63 times fewer 4 stars.
It's more the denominator than the numerator...less GFO's overall, but the drop in personnel from WWII (well, duh, WWII!) make percentage of total a bit higher, but it doesn't look as bad as you're saying...and you have to account for coalition operations (NATO et al), joint operation commands etc...
Check this out - https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/R44389.pdf
Near the end they make recommendations/considerations that to me the technological and restructuring lesser commands to Colonel's/Captains & Lt. Colonel's/Commanders.
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Had Judge Nap on with guest ret Col Wilkerson.
He said that the goal of a promotable Col is to get a defense job on retirement.
Of 32 3 and 4 stars last year 26 went to work for defense contractors at hundreds of thousands per year. 4 star may be millions per year.
time not certain
https://youtu.be/i3NM_H-lwZc?t=715
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All flag officers don't get there without major commands...it's not size of ships or planes or tanks...it's operational commands...and WWII by its nature had a sh*tload of flag officers...4 Admirals, 2 USA Generals and 1 USAF General made it to 5 stars... War on a global scale ramps everything up, especially conventional like that...
Conventional war now days will be short-lived...it's just what follows may or may not be so swell...
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I heard that CURRENT US 4 stars are 63x more bloated than in WWII. If current Us 4 stars had the same number of troops under them as in WWII there would be 63 times fewer 4 stars.
There was a larger denominator in a world war...today the larger numerator is driven by more commands...ya dig? They are never going to be comparable...for most nations of military size...
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Had Judge Nap on with guest ret Col Wilkerson.
He said that the goal of a promotable Col is to get a defense job on retirement.
Of 32 3 and 4 stars last year 26 went to work for defense contractors at hundreds of thousands per year. 4 star may be millions per year.
time not certain
https://youtu.be/i3NM_H-lwZc?t=715
And it is just a coincidence it occurs during a time of hyper-politicization of the military begun under The Kenyan...lay mostly dormant during the first Trump term and surges under puppet FJB...