Originally Posted by
GunshipGuy
They all serve at the pleasure of the POTUS, but as an observer it seems to me the current SecDef is equivalent to a box of rocks compared to his two most recent predecessors. A very useful idiot.
At least he backed us out of the alice-in-wonderland realm where a "drone warrior" medal was created and ranked above major combat medals in a ludicrous and transparent attempt serve the marketing needs of the UAV industry.
Hagel does have a decent breadth of experience, I'll take a wait-and-see approach for now. Sometimes you have to horse-trade to get things done.