When I came back from Germany, I went to work for my old battalion commander at Fort Bliss. Even though I was a young captain, he had enough confidence in me to be his operations officer, which was slotted for a lieutenant colonel.
Most of those generals have their own "posses", which gums up the works even more. I'm glad I never got beyond battalion level, I doubt I'd survive being at division staff.
You know what you’re talking about... thanks for sharing.