President Donald Trump isn’t attending the dignified transfer of four American soldiers who died in Lithuania, because he has instead chosen to attend a Saudi-backed golf tournament at his country club in Doral, Florida.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    They also require a high school degree and an entrance exam. And officers are sourced solely from University graduates.

    This is not your grandpa’s military.

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      9 hours ago

      Yea officer different path, either academy, ROTCS, or officer candidate school. ROTC is where they are mostly sourced, academy needs like "Grad degree-like qualifications, LORS, congressional reccomendation,etc.