secretary of defense – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:29:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 Civilian Control Of The Military — Good Idea? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/civilian-control-of-the-military-good-idea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civilian-control-of-the-military-good-idea Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:29:13 +0000 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=9670 US law (the National Security Act of 1947) requires that a military officer be seven years from active, uniformed service before he can be appointed to serve as Secretary of Defense. That law also provides that Congress can waive that requirement. What is the waiver all about, Big Red Car? That waiver has been granted […]

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