interesting, curious and then some as larry johnson tells you about the latest from hegseth, his meeting;

If we use the 1,131 number of officers, this means there is one general or admiral for every 1,768 soldiers, sailors, marines or air force personnel… pretty top-heavy compared to World War II, which is the last war where the US can claim a military victory.

During World War II, the US military had more than 2,000 General Officers and Flag Officers on its rolls. Specifically, there were over 2,000 generals and admirals for a force of about 12 million active troops, which translates roughly to one general per 6,000 troops. This number is significantly higher proportionally than in modern times, despite today’s military being smaller in active strength but with more general officers overall. The Army and Air Force together had fewer four-star generals during WWII than the Army alone does currently.

Is Secretary of War Hegseth holding an early retirement party? We will see.

I interviewed Alastair Crooke on Tuesday, and the video was posted today. We discussed Gaza, Iran and the war in Ukraine:..........more..........