OK, you guys have been pretty rough on Custer this whole thread. I worked for him at Red Clould when he was the 2ID duce. I was a specalist at the time and he was a LTC. While I was there no one in the entire G2 had anything bad to say about the guy and I still have a very favorable opinion of him.
A lot of these posts are mention knowing Custer as an LT. Keep in mind that much can change from butter bar to two stars. I would only ask that everyone keep an open mind and a wait and see attitude and give the guy half a chance.
Having worked as an officer (1LT at the time) in a Division Staff, I think the best rank to judge how a person will handle higher rank and responsibilities is at the Major or Lieutenant Colonel levels. They've forgotten what it was like to be a Butterbar and generally speaking (lol) they have "stars in their eyes." If they're an A$$-HAT then, they'll be worse wearing stars.
When I was in the 9th ID back in the 1980's we were the so called High Technology Test Bed for the entire military establishment. We were testing the new weapons systems coming online within the next 20 years. We tested the HUMVEE and Fast Attack (Dune Buggies used by the SEALs) vehicles, later adopted.
As such the celebrated Dog and Pony Show was an almost continual event. I interacted with more General Officers than you might find at the puzzle palace of eschelons above reality (Pentagon). 90% of them were a$$hats. But the good ones...were REALLY good. Omar Bradley types.