silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHow Trump Is Laying The Groundwork For A Coopted Military, Now And In 2025talkingpointsmemo.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1238
arrow-up1238external-linkHow Trump Is Laying The Groundwork For A Coopted Military, Now And In 2025talkingpointsmemo.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoThe major issue is that it requires a majority in the Senate to confirm officers. He doesn’t get to choose replacements.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHere’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?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoSenate 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.
The major issue is that it requires a majority in the Senate to confirm officers. He doesn’t get to choose replacements.
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?
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.