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Originally Posted by xian  only if an admiral above him retired and there was no one else in line for the opening
besides, I thought I understood that after making captain that if the you were not elevated within X periopd of time (and 8 years seems in excess of that) you were expected to retire to let others come up through the ranks... Admirals of course are, in effect, tenured... |
Well, I know four star admirals can typically only hold their position for five years. Unless they rose to that rank very quickly. Seems like there's a fair amount of flux in three to four star Admirals. Seems even more likely if the then Sec. of the Navy has you pigeonholed for the gig...even though he's only a cog in the machine that makes admirals, I'm sure he has a good deal of sway. blah, whatever, is this and his ex-wife (who still speaks very highly of McCain, and even said he would make an excellent president) the only type of character assassination the left can muster?