Posted on Nov 21, 2016
Donald Trump's Plan To Fire A Lot Of Generals Might Not Be So Simple
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Lincoln could appoint Senators and other important officials as generals. Trump can’t.
At September’s NBC Commander-in-Chief Forum, Donald Trump answered questions about national security experience, the generals that supported him, and current military leadership. (For clarity’s sake, the term “generals” used throughout this article covers both generals and admirals.)
At September’s NBC Commander-in-Chief Forum, Donald Trump answered questions about national security experience, the generals that supported him, and current military leadership. (For clarity’s sake, the term “generals” used throughout this article covers both generals and admirals.)
Donald Trump's Plan To Fire A Lot Of Generals Might Not Be So Simple
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Harry Truman:
"I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."
"I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."
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I thought Trump had hundreds of Generals supporting him. Is Truman talking about Patton?
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MCPO Roger Collins
SGT (Join to see) - McArthur. Just a point that a CINC can fire Generals and Admirals, not to mention Lincoln did it with regularity until the Union started winning.
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MCPO Roger Collins
SGT (Join to see) - as far as I can determine. The fine point between firing and discharging them could be the sticking point. But, would any self respecting senior officer with four stats stat on after being demoted by the CINC. We only have to look at the last decade or so.
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