Guys do get promoted, you know.
I did 2 tours in A-Stan and in most circumstances when we rolled up caches or captured weapons after a firefight, we gave the weapons to the ANA (Afghan Army) for their use. We
rarely used their weapons for our own use, most of their Ak-47
were shitty condition or were pimped out with decorations etc. We prefered the accuracy and optics that we had with the M-4 system. So this assclown Obama is wrong, huh imagine that.
Which would make it possible that they guy Obama refers to was promoted, especially since he says that the guy "WAS" a platoon leader.