Promotions and demotions are not the result of an interview process. To make general you need decades of military experience and decisions are highly political.

Promotions and demotions are not the result of an interview process. To make general you need decades of military experience and decisions are highly political. Because war is highly political. Generals can't win if the politicians demand the impossible i.e. use guns to turn Afghanistan into a feminist non-tribal nationalist democracy without settling large numbers of Westerners there. Any educated and ethical general would resign before committing to take on such a mission for the president.