[Twinkie]

Right. My reaction at this point is tell them, “Don’t let
the back door hit ya’ where the Good Lord split ya”.

If they’ve stayed under a Muzzie President, they ought to
go anyway.

[TontoKowalski]

When you read the article, you notice that the "commander" they cite will have his 20 and be eligible to retire by the election.

So, this means the "commander" is probably in the O-3 to O-5 range. In the world of the Pentagon, this is lower middle management.

I come from this world, and I know of what I speak. You can't swing a dead cat in the Pentagon without hitting a dozen officers of this rank. They probably don't even rate a private office; they're most likely cube-dwellers in the Pentagon. That's not snark or disrespect; just the truth.

I think the journalist intentionally uses the word "commander" to imply "Chief of Naval Operations" or some such thing. It is deceptive.