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He happens to be the most loving man I've known. He is so fun to talk to. This guy also has no hatred in his heart, which is amazing. He is definitely a badass for sure. I don't think he is a warhawk at all, but he has very strong opinions how a war should be fought.
I think maybe many generals feel the same way. I don't know, I can only speculate.
I think the power should be balanced. I don't mind retired Generals getting involved with politics. Maybe because they are experienced in the Administration of large groups of people with a defined objective with a mission-oriented structure. But, there are not so many generals. Most U.S. politicians are lawyers, more’s the pity.
Plus, how many is too many? Trump has Mattis, McMaster and Kelly. That is too many?
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My brother may have been out of the Air Force, but he was subject to being recalled for a lot of years.
By the time full generals retire, they should all be over the regular age limit for recall, which is 55. But there may be a special rule for generals above that.
Oh, I STRONGLY disagree. I think the Pentagon is more politicized than ever.
Trump claims so too, but I'll bet your opinion is opposite to his.
And "more politicized than ever" may not mean much when in the past a lot of senior officers didn't even vote in order to avoid politics, much less let their political opinions be known.
By the time full generals retire, they should all be over the regular age limit for recall, which is 55. But there may be a special rule for generals above that.
What is a "full General"?
What is the general recall age limit....you say 55 but....provided nothing....
No you actually said that people keep the same...retired or not, not me...
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B. There are circumstances for a retired person to be in uniform.
Yes.......there are, but in the instance we are talking about, you are wrong.....
Lets just say you're a retired General in uniform, and a young 2LT is walking from the PX to his car....and encounters you....the 2LT salutes you.....what do you do?
What is the general recall age limit....you say 55 but....provided nothing....
No, I said that was the "regular age limit for recall" and then said "But there may be a special rule for generals above that."
After making that remark, I looked it up. Here are the codes:
10 U.S. Code § 635: Mandates retirement for O7s not on a promotion list to O8 after 30 years of active commissioned service or 5 years in grade, whichever is later.
10 U.S. Code § 636: Mandates retirement for O8s after 35 years of active commissioned service or 5 years in grade, whichever is later; after 38 years of active commissioned service for O9s; and after 40 years of active commissioned service for O10s.
10 U.S. Code § 1251: Mandatory retirement age is age 62 for all officers other than general or flag officers. Service Secretaries may defer the retirement of health professional officers and chaplains until the age of 68.
10 U.S. Code § 1252: Mandatory retirement age for permanent professors at service schools is age 64.
10 U.S. Code § 1253: Mandatory retirement age for general and flag officers is age 64. Officers in O9 and O10 positions may have retirement deferred until age 66 by the SECDEF or until age 68 by the President.
Lets just say you're a retired General in uniform, and a young 2LT is walking from the PX to his car....and encounters you....the 2LT salutes you.....what do you do?
I'd expect the general to return the salute.
And I've actually saluted a retired Marine 1st Lt in uniform back in the late 70s, and he returned the salute.
Yes, I said "retired Marine 1st Lt." He had been medically retired from combat wounds suffered in Vietnam. Lost and arm, a leg, and most of his face.
Ever hear of a “full bird Colonel?” I’m sure you have and have probably used it. Yet that term is not official, it’s slang. Full General is the same kind of slang to indicate a GO at his or her maximum rank of (currently) 4 stars.
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