Havng worked in both civilian and military, as well as with other federal agenciy personnel, I can attest that the military veterans are by far the best when it comes to working well with others and leading people. These traits are taught, not inborn as I infer you to believe. Having served in a unit whose most focused threat was the GRU, I wasn't making that comparison.
BS. That was precisely the comparisons you were making; you are the one calling EO staff political officers.
But unlike the political officers of the Soviet, these aren't organic to the line units, nor is their role to report upchain on those that may not be politically solid or trustworthy.
And if you don't remember having any classes on American politics, you may not have had them. Things improved after Viet Nam when we developed a recruited professinal military.
No big deal, you're for it I'm not. I do think the military of the Vietnam war was professional, and I also served during the 80s and saw some of the new developments
"Havng worked in both civilian and military, as well as with other federal agenciy personnel, I can attest that the military veterans are by far the best when it comes to working well with others and leading people. These traits are taught, not inborn as I infer you to believe."
I think that has been true for thousands of years, not as the result of the recent " sensitivity training ", the left introduced after the 60s.