And this 19-year soldier isn't going to let you do the same to us because you let someone who disagrees with you get under your skin. For every Kennedy or Karpinski I can name dozens of fine officers that made their grade. EVERY TIME!
I'm not going to argue with you about Clinton appointees except to say there's nothing we can do about it. When the likes of Wes Clark get to four stars because they're connected to the president, and then those yoyos go on to sit on boards for more junior generals, who are they going to appoint? The Marines are lucky it didn't affect them as much, but it's not like we have the lattitude to get in the way of the administration's goals. We do work for them, after all.
That's the root of your problem right there. If that;s the case, why weren't the Marines as adversely affected by BJ Klintoon? Because they made it clear - the Marine Corps isn't a social experiment for some temporary Washington residents to play around with!
We didn't allow 200 plus years of leadership to be screwed up by a freakin' draft dodger crook and his broom ridin' wife from Arkansas!
If everybody could be a Marine, then we wouldn't be the Marines.
You guys keep on truckin' with your 'Army of one'. By the way, are you going for 4 months in row of missing recruiting quota? LOL!! Eat your hearts out fellas.