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Plenty of coveted places in the armed forces go to ‘legacies’, children/relatives of generals and admirals. Those coveted places are usually not enlisted postin
by MagnumOpus 5y ago
Plenty of coveted places in the armed forces go to ‘legacies’, children/relatives of generals and admirals. Those coveted places are usually not enlisted postings down range in swamps or deserts, but rather West Point admissions for people thick as a brick, or staff officer/general officer promotions for the same kind.
- beaconstudios 5y agoComparable example: historically, commissions in the British army were literally sold to aristocrats as a form of social credibility: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase_of_commissions_in_the_British_Army https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase_of_commissions_in_t...