[Manly Warrior]

I retired in 07, contracted a few years, then worked University/mil research for another 7, my interactions were with O8and below, mostly. Had quite a few discussion about this issue. Never heard one say that they had to kiss ass, but hey, from your foxhole all senior field grade or GOs are patent Liars...

What are your bona fides?

Major, USA, retired
24 enlisted and commissioned
Cbt Eng, ORSA, StratPlans,etc.

[jonascord]

I've got an inlaw who was an O-6 in The Corps. He was a regimental CO in Logistics at 29 Palms and LeJeune, until 2015. He'd had excellent Pro/Cons, or the officer equivalent, until 2012. He objected to the new "diversity" mandates he was ordered to implement. He saw, first hand, the Lesbian Mafia, a natural outgrowth of DADT, that could do what and who they wanted, since any objection to a lez picking out a different enlisted lover would run into a good chance of a "review" of his "sexual harrassment" conduct. He watched, with bitterness, the Obama teams move in and he was RIFed.

Made for interesting Thanksgiving conversations.

And I know, first hand, an ex O-4 who believes in chemtrails, and several other brands of nonsense, but he was Army, and I don't expect much from them. This is the bunch who let a flaming Communist go all the way through Hudson High...