@Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social • edit-22 days agoSilicon Valley Executives Join the Army as Officers. The men will get to skip the usual process of taking a Direct Commissioning Course and won’t need to complete the Army Fitness Test.gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down11cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkSilicon Valley Executives Join the Army as Officers. The men will get to skip the usual process of taking a Direct Commissioning Course and won’t need to complete the Army Fitness Test.gizmodo.com@Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social • edit-22 days agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•1 day agoI’m just thinking about how various European militaries used to give dipshit aristocrats officer commissions back in the day, until they got curb-stomped by Napoleon or whoever and figured out it wasn’t such a great idea.
minus-square@Madison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•1 day agoNot generally given, bought. You used to buy your commission in the military, and yes it went exactly as you’d think buying merit goes.
I’m just thinking about how various European militaries used to give dipshit aristocrats officer commissions back in the day, until they got curb-stomped by Napoleon or whoever and figured out it wasn’t such a great idea.
Not generally given, bought. You used to buy your commission in the military, and yes it went exactly as you’d think buying merit goes.