[where's_the_Outrage?]

What to understand is that states’ National Guards are highly political. Each state has an Adjutant General (AG), a two star General appointed by the Governor, they are the most senior officer in each state.

So the AG’s cousin Billy Bob who was a sergeant finds himself the 1SG of a company, and then a CSM of a Battalion, Brigade, or Division. I’ve seen this. And it is worse in the officer ranks. The chance of getting into any National Guard unit as a Major or above from outside the state is close to zero.

I would not be surprised to find Walz connected to Minnesota National Guard Leadership from 1995 to 2005.

[kiryandil]

So the AG’s cousin Billy Bob who was a sergeant finds himself the 1SG of a company, and then a CSM of a Battalion, Brigade, or Division. I’ve seen this.

It's interesting that the same Minnesota National Guard people who apparently elevated him are now cr@pping all over him for bailing before deployment...

[kiryandil]

Sorry - I added a zero [150,000 versus your 15,000]. My bad!