You don't believe the President of the United States has control over which generals are promoted in the military?
Talk about ******* stupid.
Nope, I do not. And since only one of us actually served, only one of us would have any idea how promotions work in the military.
In the Marines, the first 2 promotions are automatic if you do not get into trouble....how does the POTUS control that?
The next two promotions are based upon a cutting score that is determined by your PFT score, TIS, TIG, rifle range score....how does the POTUS control that?
The rest of the promotions are based upon a randomly chosen board of your peers that meet once a year and looks over the paperwork for all qualified Marines of that grade and chose the best ones as they can determine...how does the POTUS control that?
Explain how the POTUS controls that process for each individual Marine.