See, that's an actual story worth pursuing, not the part about a woman being one of them... but 6 out of approximately 30+ top ranking Generals? That's a bad precedent for an a-political military because it isn't tied to any particular incident or failure and implies a sort of litmus test.
But that's the story: is there a litmus test? what exactly is it? why those 6? and what new 6 take their places?
Now, it's possible (in theory) that the top flag officers are in need of a thorough dusting... Biden, after all, held none accountable for the Afghanistan operational cf... but my priors would start with a litmus test and require evidence that Trump is acting for the good of the services. But that's just me.
It's true that the President is CiC and civilian deference ought only go so far; but it is also true that pure political advancement will corrode the officer corps very quickly. And, well, a very politicized military is indeed something worth guarding against.
But the focus on women and poc? That's precisely the bad resistance that we need to avoid.
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See, that's an actual story worth pursuing, not the part about a woman being one of them... but 6 out of approximately 30+ top ranking Generals? That's a bad precedent for an a-political military because it isn't tied to any particular incident or failure and implies a sort of litmus test.
But that's the story: is there a litmus test? what exactly is it? why those 6? and what new 6 take their places?
Now, it's possible (in theory) that the top flag officers are in need of a thorough dusting... Biden, after all, held none accountable for the Afghanistan operational cf... but my priors would start with a litmus test and require evidence that Trump is acting for the good of the services. But that's just me.
It's true that the President is CiC and civilian deference ought only go so far; but it is also true that pure political advancement will corrode the officer corps very quickly. And, well, a very politicized military is indeed something worth guarding against.
But the focus on women and poc? That's precisely the bad resistance that we need to avoid.