• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    1 year ago

    The major issue is that it requires a majority in the Senate to confirm officers. He doesn’t get to choose replacements.

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      1 year ago

      Here’s where I need more info! I understood that the President could fire military officers. But he can’t place them? Maybe just the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Am I wrong on the first statement, the last, both?

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        Senate approval is needed for any promotion of a military officer. Not sure how much leeway he has to move people around within the same rank.