[Gaffer]

IIRC...he was in Reagan’s WH as some sort of aid as a Colonel.....not many years later, he was JCS....AA? You betcha!

[Joe 6-pack]

"...he was in Reagan’s WH as some sort of aid as a Colonel....."

Powell pinned on his first star in '79. He put on his second about the same time he went to work with Weinberger.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Powell defender or apologist, but I'm no big fan of inaccurate information either.