I believe that the President proposes and the Senate votes on the General Officer promotion list. This is going to be a very critical power under Obama. Expect hordes of gay radical field grade officers to be deep-selected for General.
There are plenty of butt kissers around from the Clinton era, to advise Obummer’s people ilitary affairs, such as who to promote
Tony McPeak and Weasley Clark for two
and almost anyone else who got fired for incopmetence or insurbordination during the past 8 years