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Re:Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal... by HDThoreaun on Monday April 21, 2025 @08:07AM (#43750993)
anyone who goes to college can become a captain in the army. Its honorable sure but not a sign of competence.
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Re:Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal... by red-iron-pine on Monday April 21, 2025 @12:57PM (#43754018)
You're basically guaranteed a promo to captain, after which promotion gets a lot harder and rarer.

It's the officer version of getting to E-4 before your enlistment ends -- as long as you're not a moron and get busted down you'll get there.

A Captain rank is in no way a qualification for Sec of Defense when there are literally hundreds of 4-star Generals and Admirals with well established track records of running operations during 20 years of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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