Education, History, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary, War Commentary The Senior Ranks Of The Military April 15, 2025 Rand Simberg 2 Comments …have a loyalty problem. Time for a major purge.
Simply retire or otherwise separate all O6 and above. Vet all O5s and below for (literally) disobedience to the UCMJ and the Constitution. likewise, retire all supergrade NCOs (E8/E9). Not all are hopeless, but sorting them out is near impossible. And don’t fill the expunged slots with ‘appropriate’ rank until they have met normal time in grade requirements. Reply
I have a suspicion I know who “Cynical Publius” is, but I’ll bite my tongue, because I greatly respect that particular individual/retiree. Reply
Simply retire or otherwise separate all O6 and above. Vet all O5s and below for (literally) disobedience to the UCMJ and the Constitution.
likewise, retire all supergrade NCOs (E8/E9). Not all are hopeless, but sorting them out is near impossible.
And don’t fill the expunged slots with ‘appropriate’ rank until they have met normal time in grade requirements.
I have a suspicion I know who “Cynical Publius” is, but I’ll bite my tongue, because I greatly respect that particular individual/retiree.