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Hmm, could General Allen be the next Joint Chiefs of Staff? (Original Post)
SummerSnow
Jul 2016
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onecaliberal
(32,818 posts)1. He is fantastic!!!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,669 posts)2. No, he's retired.
The Joint Chiefs have to be active duty.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)3. Aww. He's so awesome though.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,669 posts)4. Secretary of Defense or something like that, maybe?
Angleae
(4,482 posts)6. He can't be SecDef until 2020 (7 years aftere his retirement)
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,669 posts)7. Oh, right. Bet there's something else he could do, though.
sabbat hunter
(6,828 posts)5. That is easily rectified
he can be re-activated. Eisenhower did it after he was President
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)8. Oh Lord, I certainly hope not after that speech.