Trump picking a retired Lt. General to replace General Brown as the Chair of the Joint Chiefs is an illegal move, isn’t it? Aren’t they all supposed to be four stars?
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That isn’t correct, the promotion and position go together. All 3 and 4 star officers are promoted to the rank because they were selected for the position.
as a retired O-5 whose father was a retired O-6:
There is a lot more fluidity in O-8+ assignments than is generally (no pun) understood.
It's actually not entirely outside the lines to bring back a recently-retired O-9 and promote them to 4-star to take things over as CJCS.
Angry is mistaken on this point, by nominating Cain to the CJCS he is simultaneously promoting him to 4 star. Officers get the job, aka billet, and the rank follows
I think the worry is that this administration is operating solely based on vibes.
Who’s going to hold them accountable? No one around them will ever say he did anything wrong.
I only had enlisted relatives, but if anyone has command experience and can explain how CJCOS Brown can just tell Trump to fuck off and remain in charge and have that be legal under military code, Id appreciate it
Pretty sure it was suggested by Hegseth. He particularly doesn't like either Brown or Franchetti. You know, God forbid our military be run by "uppity" black men or white women.
Two Joint Chiefs fired—both historic firsts. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the first Black Air Force Chief, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead the Navy.
Coincidence?
Or a calculated power shift? Diversity erased, leadership reshaped. What kind of America is being built? 🌗✨
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An O-9 can’t be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, nor can a retired anything - they’d have to be recalled to active duty and promoted first
E-9 would be Enlisted, rank 9.
There is a lot more fluidity in O-8+ assignments than is generally (no pun) understood.
It's actually not entirely outside the lines to bring back a recently-retired O-9 and promote them to 4-star to take things over as CJCS.
Is it NORMAL? Hell no.
Who’s going to hold them accountable? No one around them will ever say he did anything wrong.
Quite the interesting quagmire we’re in. Elons private security detail were just deputized by the US Marshalls :/
And the courts are getting full of these cases AND we all know how trump appeals & appeals & files BS motions etc.
I'm hoping the courts slam them w/sanctions & fines for trump's illegal actions.
Or is he MAGA? A friend of Flynn’s?
Coincidence?
Or a calculated power shift? Diversity erased, leadership reshaped. What kind of America is being built? 🌗✨