The General

[Haru]

After watching a video on General Flynn take the fifth during the Jan 6th hearing, I wonder what are the qualifications to be a general in our military.
This reminds me of Vietnam War days when military intelligence was considered a oxymoron.

[doublethink]

1. He needs to be recalled ...

Court Marshaled ... and thrown into the brig. Good thread to look into who has to make that happen. Thanks I'm on it and Welcome to D.U. !

[PJMcK]

4. Agreed but I wonder why this hasn't happened

Flynn is a disgrace to the military. You'd think the brass would want to clean up that mess. Unless there's an underlying reason like too many military folks think Flynn has the right idea and the brass are fearful of a revolt in the troops. I guess we'll eventually find out.

By the way, it's "martial" as in military.

[IcyPeas]

2. Flynn's brother is the commander of the United States Army Pacific at Fort Shafter in honolulu

On November 30, 2020, his nomination for promotion to general was submitted to the U.S. Senate and was confirmed by voice vote of the full Senate on December 20, 2020.[6] On January 25, 2021, the Department of Defense announced that Flynn will be the next commander of the United States Army Pacific at Fort Shafter in Honolulu.[7] He assumed that command in a change of command ceremony at Fort Shafter, Hawaii on June 4, 2021.[8]

During the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, a conference call took place between Capitol police, D.C. officials, and Pentagon officials. In that call, the Chief of the Capitol police made "an urgent, urgent immediate request for National Guard assistance", telling them he needed "boots on the ground". However, Lieutenant General Walter E. Piatt, Director of the Army Staff, said he could not recommend the request be approved.[9] Initially denying his involvement, the Army later confirmed that Flynn had participated in the phone call, although claimed he cannot remember if he said anything on the critical call about deploying National Guard, but others on the call reported hearing his voice.[10] In early December 2021, Colonel Earl G. Matthews released a memo that accused Flynn of making willful distortions of the events of January 6, describing Flynn and LTG Walter E. Piatt as "absolute and unmitigated liars" and of giving “perjured testimony before Congress”.[11] Charles Flynn's role drew scrutiny in light of his brother Michael's recent calls for martial law and a redo election overseen by the military.[10]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_A._Flynn

[tulipsandroses]

3. President Obama knew what he was doing when he fired him

He warned Chumpie about Flynn