November 16, 2007

Skills beyond the battlefield  

This piece about Gneeral Petraeus's role in selecting the next batch of brigadier generals was interesting partly because of Petraeus, but also because of the insight it gives into the promotion process. I do wonder why there isn't more mention of the administration's role in bringing Petraeus back; surely there was one, since all generals have to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and it's hard to imagine what the political downside could be to putting this out there. Maybe it's about the relationship between the White House and the Pentagon?

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