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6. How did he get promoted to Admiral rank?
Fri Jul 23, 2021, 09:44 AM
Jul 2021

He was/is a "Rear Admiral, Lower Half.” I have known Naval Captains who were brilliant men, intelligent men, well read men who anyone would be proud to serve under. I’m not saying they should have been promoted to Admiral rank, but how could they be skipped over while an obviously deficient alleged alcoholic like Ronny be promoted over them?

Jackson just does not meet the high level of professionalism and ability of his brother and sister admirals. He is, instead, a dull minded political hack, an alleged distributor of pain killer prescriptions to naval members benefit of examination or diagnosis, a mean drunk on the job, and, famously, a shameless promoter of the worst president in the history of the United States.

Is there a back story to his advancement from the officer to the admiral ranks?

(Specific to the event described in this story: For crying out loud, Ronny, the first, very first, rule law students learns is never ever ask a question to which you do not already know the answer. This rule is also followed by successful politicians.)

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