UNAPOLOGETICALLY AMERICAN

Generally speaking (pun intended), General Officers are NOT normally positioned in the forefront of warfighting. Depending on their level in the general ranks, they control combat conditions from a relatively remote Command Site, and their function is primarily administrative. They establish Strategies and Tactics for conducting war, and executing those actions is the domain of lesser officers and enlisted members. Strategies are overarching plans or long-term goals that guide decision-making, while tactics are the specific actions or steps taken to achieve those goals. The youngest general currently serving in the U.S. military is Brigadier General Patrick Teague. He achieved this rank in February 2024 at the age of 43, making him a notable exception in a traditionally seniority-based system. General officers are not youngsters, and his rapid rise through the ranks underscores exceptional talent, dedication, and leadership capabilities.

IMHO, eliminating a General for being overweight or failing to run a mile in under 7 minutes, must be balanced against his success in conducting war. To throw aside a 21^st century occidental version of Sun Tzu for physical limitations would be utter and complete foolishness. General officers serve at the pleasure of the POTUS, they are not a commodity, their minds and experience are absolute necessities… unless they were politically gifted their rank, as opposed to earning it via command excellence! DEI gave us some of those! Our military was severely weakened between 2021 and 2025, when Biden’s handlers were usurping his authority as POTUS, and making national security decisions for Biden. Those handlers should all be arrested/impeached and tried for TREASON!

Psychologically speaking, general officers should present a role model in dress and appearance for their troops, but that is not their primary purpose. Their main function is trying to insure a war is fought with minimal casualties and deaths among our warriors!

I took a solemn oath to “…support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. That oath has no expiration date!
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