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‘Rent-a-general’ business blurs lines between Pentagon, corporations | Raw Story80 percent of three- and four-star generals who retired between 2004 and 2008 went on to work in the defense industry, often in roles that require direct contact with the Pentagon. In 2007, it was almost a "clean sweep," with 90 percent of retiring generals heading almost immediately into the business. The revolving door has become so entrenched that many successive generals responsible for a particular duty will be hired into the same roles at the same companies upon retirement, the report found, and many generals are hired to lobby the Pentagon on issues they were responsible for while still in uniform.
For most generals, "moving into what many in Washington call the 'rent-a-general' business is all but irresistible," Bender reports.