HE’S ALL IN WITH OBAMA. He is bucking for a promotion from Lieutenant Colonel, jumping full Colonel, one, two and three start generals, right to the top as a 4 star. Obama will love this puke. A traitor to the republic. Military control of the civilians. That is what is coming.
The first really tough jump is from LTC to “Full Bird” Colonel. Most competent career officers can make it to LTC, but there is a big dropoff to Colonel, and a huge dropoff to General.
I do not know if this LTC has much command time, but as he does not mention it much, he is likley a fair staff guy. Much tougher for a staff guy to make Colonel.
At least that is as I understood it a few years ago.
I do not believe that LTC Bateman has commanded a battalion. With the drawdown, he doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of being promoted to Colonel. He knows this. He has been a bombthrower and bombast all of his life, judging from his body of work, so he believes that this circus act will vault him to the next level. For him that would be a choice position in either academia or the think tank world. He is well suited for both: full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Fare thee well, Bateman. Once your flame has burned out, you will be relegated to waxing eloquent on obscure Civil War blogs.
I do not know Bateman, but I know others of his ilk. Not worth a passing thought.