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patphil

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20. It's all about years of service, time in grade, and performance reviews.

Reply to sdfernando (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 04:58 PM

Nov 2020

Pompeo needed to be in the Army at least 10 years to be eligible for promotion to Major, and at least 2 years as a Captain.
He was only half way there.
The idea is to encourage officers to make a career of it. Obviously he didn't want that.

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Oh, yeah.............. MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #1

Pompeo actually did graduate first in his class at the Point. 11 Bravo Nov 2020 #2

Geez! sdfernando Nov 2020 #9

It's all about years of service, time in grade, and performance reviews. patphil Nov 2020 #20

My father went to OCS at Ft. Leavenworth and made Captain in 7 years I think sdfernando Nov 2020 #21

Get a college degree... JPK Nov 2020 #48

Top of his class in grades soldierant Nov 2020 #26

Well pompeo's time in trump's admin Cha Nov 2020 #28

Five years being the minimum West Point grads have to serve in exchange for maddiemom Nov 2020 #18

Pompeo should fucking know better then! Brainfodder Nov 2020 #19

Wes also won the war True Blue American Nov 2020 #22

YES! elleng Nov 2020 #36

I have not researched this but Skittles Nov 2020 #41

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+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #31

Wes is responding to Trump's Tweet RE: Mike Pompeo StClone Nov 2020 #6

Why did he never command Captain_New_York Nov 2020 #7

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I have always like Wesley Clark! StaunchDemocrat1957 Nov 2020 #8

Yes He Is . . ! OldManTarHeel Nov 2020 #13

My mother had a big crush on General Clark. PinkTiger Nov 2020 #17

Wesley is a handsome man. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2020 #42

K&R Blue Owl Nov 2020 #10

I hope West Point is disgusted... 3catwoman3 Nov 2020 #11

a good way to reestablish our ties to NATO - jg10003 Nov 2020 #12

Ill second that Tactical Progressive Nov 2020 #15

Agree 1000%! True Blue American Nov 2020 #23

Exactly! TomSlick Nov 2020 #30

Been hoping for that for many years! elleng Nov 2020 #35

That too! True Blue American Nov 2020 #43

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DITTO, KewlKat! elleng Nov 2020 #33

You can call me ICE KewlKat Nov 2020 #38

K, ICE! elleng Nov 2020 #39

I like that! True Blue American Nov 2020 #44

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He surely could. elleng Nov 2020 #40

I thought so too! True Blue American Nov 2020 #45

Rt.. TY Wes Clark! Cha Nov 2020 #27

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Huh. Mike Pompeo was first in his class at West Point? BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #32

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