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What's wrong with civilian control of the armed forces? Why should service secretaries have served?
by ZanyProgrammer 9y ago
What's wrong with civilian control of the armed forces? Why should service secretaries have served?
- willhslade 9y agoWhat's wrong with PMs who can't program?
- dboreham 9y agoMore like what's wrong with VPEng who can't program? Answer: plenty.
- notyourday 9y agoNothing, if their job is to color code spreadsheets; everything if their job is to actually put the content into those spreadsheets.
- huhweirdyhat 9y agoBecause you end up cutting crucial corners because you think you understand whether the two options are equivalent when they are not. Case in point: the topic we're discussing.
- nhebb 9y agoWe do have civilian control of the armed forces. The question of past experience in the service, though, is the same as experience in any other leadership position. Also, in England's case, the big red flag was his close ties to the defense contracting industry.