as a career air force pilot and officer, i had over 16 years (of my 22+ year career) of valuable experience with flag officers of every level (4 star and below) and service - including foreign (in joint and combined exercises, operations, and planning endeavors). i know first hand how dedicated, intelligent, and patriotic these defenders are. i know how they think, how detailed they are, how careful their planning is, and how much they value their charges. if there was a discrepancy or difference of opinion, they invariably held it close and most certainly did not share it with the media. it would be considered a show of weakness that could possibly be exploited by enemies. i would find it very surprising that any of our flag officers would be willing to share a national weakness with the outside. could be wrong, but that's my experience with our military leaders.
so, when you post, "much, much more than you do," you might want to quantify before you jump off the cliff.
it's a credibility thing, y'know. and not just in this thread.
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- ‘He lost us’: Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated [LINK]
- Chris94 - 10:16am 10/21/25
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- GOP Senators who confirmed Hegseth for the post are to blame. - conorlarkin - 11:02am 10/21/25
- Anyone who has spent time with flag officers is not surprised about their view of that a-hole - Chris94 - 12:00pm 10/21/25
- tell us again how much time you've spent with flag officers. - und67 - 1:22pm 10/21/25
- Much, much more than you have. [NT]
- Chris94 - 1:26pm 10/21/25
- that's a non-answer. as usual. [NT]
- und67 - 1:52pm 10/21/25
- Chris won't say it, so I'll say it for him...he taught at the Naval War College in Newport, RI... [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 2:16pm 10/21/25
- Do you know what a flag officer is? - PaND - 3:05pm 10/21/25
- You guess wrong. [NT]
- TyroneIrish - 3:07pm 10/21/25
- Just as I thought, you have no idea. - PaND - 3:14pm 10/21/25
- Think what you want, but listen to what Chris has to say about senior military officers and - TyroneIrish - 3:21pm 10/21/25
- Just as I thought, you have no idea. - PaND - 3:14pm 10/21/25
- You guess wrong. [NT]
- TyroneIrish - 3:07pm 10/21/25
- no kidding! that's impressive. how long was he there? [NT]
- und67 - 2:23pm 10/21/25
- Send him a B-Mail and ask. [NT]
- TyroneIrish - 3:07pm 10/21/25
- why? he stated publicly that he has "much, much more time with flag officers" than i do. so, - und67 - 3:19pm 10/21/25
- I taught there three years - Chris94 - 4:32pm 10/21/25
- commendable. - und67 - 5:51pm 10/21/25
- 16 years is a good run - Chris94 - 7:29pm 10/21/25
- not interested in a contest either. - und67 - 8:02pm 10/21/25
- 16 years is a good run - Chris94 - 7:29pm 10/21/25
- commendable. - und67 - 5:51pm 10/21/25
- Chris' experience puts him in position to comment on Flag Officers' views...you swung and missed. [NT]
- TyroneIrish - 3:31pm 10/21/25
- well, that's a vacuous claim, isn't it? - und67 - 3:40pm 10/21/25
- I believe he was there for 3-4 years, but again, if you want to compare experiences, send him B-Mail - TyroneIrish - 4:08pm 10/21/25
- b-mail is out. you jumped into a place you had no business without sufficient background information - und67 - 4:15pm 10/21/25
- I believe he was there for 3-4 years, but again, if you want to compare experiences, send him B-Mail - TyroneIrish - 4:08pm 10/21/25
- well, that's a vacuous claim, isn't it? - und67 - 3:40pm 10/21/25
- I taught there three years - Chris94 - 4:32pm 10/21/25
- why? he stated publicly that he has "much, much more time with flag officers" than i do. so, - und67 - 3:19pm 10/21/25
- Send him a B-Mail and ask. [NT]
- TyroneIrish - 3:07pm 10/21/25
- Do you know what a flag officer is? - PaND - 3:05pm 10/21/25
- Chris won't say it, so I'll say it for him...he taught at the Naval War College in Newport, RI... [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 2:16pm 10/21/25
- Recently? [NT] - Hensou - 1:31pm 10/21/25
- that's a non-answer. as usual. [NT]
- und67 - 1:52pm 10/21/25
- Much, much more than you have. [NT]
- Chris94 - 1:26pm 10/21/25
- tell us again how much time you've spent with flag officers. - und67 - 1:22pm 10/21/25
- "Other sources". LOL [NT] - ELP - 11:25am 10/21/25
- Anyone who has spent time with flag officers is not surprised about their view of that a-hole - Chris94 - 12:00pm 10/21/25
- Unnamed sources. As usual. [NT]
- ELP - 10:59am 10/21/25
- Some news media, like NYT and WaPo, publish and abide by their Journalistic Ethics, which address - TyroneIrish - 11:47am 10/21/25
- More “sources familiar with the matter.” [NT] - Hensou - 10:30am 10/21/25
- GOP Senators who confirmed Hegseth for the post are to blame. - conorlarkin - 11:02am 10/21/25