> > I'm sure that the lower ranks in the field do try as hard as
> > they can, but I suspect that might not hold true to the same
> > degree for the whole military complex, including some of the
> > higher ranks and civilian contractors that supply the major
> > part of the military budget.
>
> Most of the higher ranks came up from the bottom and I believe most of them
> are acting with the lower ranks best interest, balanced against the funding
> realities, in mind. A lot of the contractors are also ex-military. It is
> always possible, however, that some people do as you say.

Unfortunately, an awful lot of the spending and planning and such is
done by those with NO rank, who never had any.

Mike H.
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