It’s “insane” that pukes like this guy rise to the rank of Colonel in the US Military.
They get there through 'following orders' and the higher up you go up the commissioned ranks, the more a$$-kissing and politics go hand-in-hand.
Not with Clinton, then Obama.
It was easier to survive as a progressive under the Bushes, than a conservative under Obama.
I’ve seen plenty of jackasses like him rise to the rank or O-6 and higher. It never ceases to amaze me on the shear stupidity of the political class career officers and how they continue to get promoted.
As of Sunday I have been working for the US Air Force for 41 years (still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up), and my current Squadron Commander (Fighter Weapons Officer) makes some of the most bonehead decisions I have ever seen. He won’t listen to the advice of his 3 staff civilians even though we are all retired USAF Senior NCOs.
In my experience it’s surprisingly common. I served as an Army military police officer, as an MP operations officer and provost marshal. I briefed a lot of senior leadership on law and order issues and in many cases didn’t find a lot of love for the second amendment.
I suspect that when one spends their entire adult life rising through the ranks in leadership and command positions, one becomes accustomed to having a lot of control over the people they lead, and it does not always translate well to the civilian world. For those that came into the military without a lot of experience with firearms, they come to view weapons as something to be locked in the arms room, and issued out under controlled circumstances when necessary. The thought of soldiers having personal weapons in their barracks or quarters is, in their minds, unthinkable.
He’s an MD. If you’re a military doctor, you’ve got to be damn near incompetent not to attain this rank.
I knew liberal Colonels in my Army days. Most are brigade commanders at some point, where their word is law & can end careers in a heartbeat. Court-martial is their weapon.
They rule not only in tactical matters but logistics, infrastructure, and who gets to live where. After retiring, liberal colonels tend to prefer strong centralized government at just about any level. Used to controlling vast inventories of weapons from rifles to heavy artillery & tanks, they look with a jaundiced eye a private gun ownership.
This nominee fits the pattern to a T. Fortunately, they are not all that common in the field grade ranks.