No disrespect intended. As they put me in Headquarter Units I learned quickly that the higher an officer’s rank the more they were caught up in the politics of the OTHER high-rankers, vying for the favor of the NEXT level of officers higher up in the command structure...rinse and repeat.
I suspect this is an ingrained phenomenon that applies to most civilian endeavors as well. A great example is how Elon marched into the newly-acquired Twitter (’X’), fired a slew of them and the operation immediately improved. Worked for Musk, it’ll work for Hegseth.
Yes! We are simpatico on this, FRiend...:)