It’s all very curious why he is where he is. The Army certainly can’t pretend that they are unaware of him.
0bama may not be Commander in Chief anymore... But his Pet Perfumed Princes are still in charge at the Pentagon. (and still commanding most of the Posts / Bases).
The Army knows exactly where he is and who he is and promoted him anyway. So now we need to be asking “Maddog” Mattis and President Trump why?