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SEN TAMMY DUCKWORTH: Why Trump's pattern of purging our highest-performing military officers is dangerous
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Our ommander-in-chief is sending a dangerous message to the Force that loyalty, not expertise or even a commitment to upholding the law, will be rewarded.
Democrat Tammy Duckworth represents Illinois in the United States Senate.
But those aren’t the qualifications required by law to be the senior-most military officer in our Armed Forces. Federal law requires the Chairman to be active duty and have served in any of three senior roles: Vice Chairman, Service Chief (except the Coast Guard) or commander of a combatant command. Caine fails to meet one of these.
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