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(61,033 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2025, 12:53 AM Apr 2025

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So the new Joint Chief of Staff, a 3-star general, has to salute his predecessor.... [View all]

General Charles Q. Brown Jr., a 4-star general who happens to be Black and outranks him. The trump/hegseth racists fired 'Gen. Brown.

Lt. Gen.Dan Caine, Ret., the new Joint Chief's Chairman, has to salute Gen. Brown.

Hahahahahahahaha!

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So the new Joint Chief of Staff, a 3-star general, has to salute his predecessor.... [View all] brush Apr 2025 OP

No. The appointment, when confirmed, brings automatic elevation to four star rank. /nt artemisia1 Apr 2025 #1

Ok, but let's not gloss over the point. It's an openly racist ass fu_k move. brush Apr 2025 #2

Oh, I agree. There are plenty of more deserving currently serving four stars. But are they amoral sycophants? /nt artemisia1 Apr 2025 #3

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