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“Many of them now are officers in the Army with multiple combat deployments under their belts.”
Translation, “a threat to the ambitious careerists and perfumed princes”
Some of those with multiple deployments, say more than three, probably should be encouraged to leave, before becoming emotionally or professionally burnt out (Post-Traumatic -Stress-Related). I say this because the high rate of suicide amongst our active military is quite high, if statistics are to be believed. Something’s definitely askew and either being overlooked or purposely allowed to occur.
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For that to be true they’d have to have a plan to keep the Army top heavy. They could be doing that, but often times they first cut the junior ranks and then let the older ranks retire. The junior officers are more likely to get meaningful employment...the older officers not so much.
Not everything is a conspiracy. Once again the real question is what size should the army be.
Otherwise known as feather merchants.
“...officers in the Army with multiple combat deployments under their belts.....a threat to the ambitious careerists and perfumed princes....”
And with combat arms skills and combat experience which will severely limit their ability to find civilian employment.
H/R departments are fond of getting nerds’ revenge on “you big war hero types.” Nowadays of course, the combat vet is also perceived as a danger to himself & others in the workplace.
That happened to a lot of us post-Vietnam. History repeats.