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DBoon

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1. tech executives simply do not understand the military

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 11:13 PM

Jun 25

they are worse than useless, as they are full of preconceived ideas about management that have nothing to do with how the military operates

They also lack the humility to understand what they don't know.

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"Meta boss praises new US army division enlisting tech execs as lieutenant colonels" [View all] 70sEraVet Jun 25 OP

tech executives simply do not understand the military DBoon Jun 25 #1

To teach the military what? How to gather up even more info Firestorm49 Jun 25 #2

Hackey sac and and the ins and outs of coping Ecstasy at Burning Man. marble falls Jun 25 #4

Tech executives are not the types to be military. He'll never hack it. If he thinks as a Lt Col he will change Army ... marble falls Jun 25 #3

It just makes me think of the European countries in centuries past ...... 70sEraVet Jun 25 #5

Here's a great example of that taxi Jun 26 #10

These guys have no command authority /nt Abnredleg Jun 26 #13

You mean, they're like 'Honorary Officers'? 70sEraVet Jun 26 #14

There is precedent for commissioning civilians Abnredleg Jun 26 #15

Harris would not have put a MAGA tech bro like Elon in charge of destruction... 70sEraVet Jun 26 #17

Are they this, Abnredleg? 70sEraVet Jun 26 #16

No Abnredleg Jun 26 #18

Was this approved by DOGE? GP6971 Jun 25 #6

No - it was approved by the Biden Administration Abnredleg Jun 26 #12

An insult to Army officers who actually earned their rank Bayard Jun 26 #7

I was an officer and I'm not insulted Abnredleg Jun 26 #11

What they do. BurnDoubt Jun 26 #8

AI Cap'n! BurnDoubt Jun 26 #9