One good thing about the military is that you can, to an extent, judge a book by its cover. A general with no real medals is extremely disgraceful. In fact, that's the first time I've ever even heard of a general with just a CD on his/her chest. Every other General looks like this.
Not even a stint behind a desk in Kandahar? How does someone have such an unremarkable career that they don’t even sit behind a desk some where else?
She was picked for what’s below her belt buckle, not the medals on her chest.
Exactly.
One good thing about the military is that you can, to an extent, judge a book by its cover. A general with no real medals is extremely disgraceful. In fact, that's the first time I've ever even heard of a general with just a CD on his/her chest. Every other General looks like this.
What’s even more disgraceful is that a soldier can be promoted to general without any real medals. Clearly not merit based.