Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
You must be seeing different people than I am then because the O-6s and above that I know (or have met and/or worked with) have been highly sought after both in private industry and the Defense sector. Did you see that recent article about them acting as mentors to the active duty leadership and the amount of money they were making???
No one can make that much money for doing so little, with such little expectations (except for politicans themselves) wwithout someone taking notice and trying to changes the rules!
You're right that was a bad generalization on my part. I should have deleted the "generals" part. I knew plenty who stayed, who are not drinkers of the kool-aid.