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bemildred

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12. What is interesting here is somebody objected. Goes on all the time.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 08:26 AM

Jul 2013

The officer class is largely co-opted by the defense business, and has been as far back as I can remember. That's the career path if you aren't going to the top inside the military. There are exceptions, plenty, but not near enough, and nothing good comes down from above.

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