You my FRiend are part of that crack team.
So how DO you hide the resignations of 24 generals? Well, you don't announce the resignations en masse; you spread them out over several months. Which is just what happened. Less than a half dozen of the vacated positions were refilled
OH WAIT THAT WAS DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION.
NEVERMIND
Does that mean I can offically wear a snowflake on my lapel now? ;-)
Pinz