Michael Arnold, 59, of Lorton, Va., retired from the Navy as a commander or lieutenant commander and was previously stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, according to The Associated Press.
Unlikely but not impossible; You have to wonder what goes through the mind of a senior government official, a military commander, or even a junior soldier when they knowingly commit human rights violations.
A drum major is not a military commander or a drill sergeant, let alone the laurelled hero of a Roman triumph.
In the complex web of relationships that characterize Colombian society, however, few politicians can claim never to have had a relationship with a narcotraficante, a guerrilla commander, or a paramilitary warlord.
"How could someone maintain his love for his country – and be passionate about building it – while at the same time he can't be whatever he wants to be, whether a military commander or a police commander".
In most combat situations, problem solving knowledge is acquired from an expert (commander) or a single group of experts (staff) in a military organization.
Allied commanders, and later historians, debated whether the Admiralty Islands Campaign was the bold action of a great commander or a reckless endeavour that courted disaster.
Despite McChrystal's efforts, Michael Cohen of Democracyarsenal.org argued earlier this week that the news that civilian deaths remained high shouldn't come as a surprise, given that a directive from even a top commander or a more people-focused counter-insurgency strategy is unlikely to be able to fundamentally alter the reality on the ground.
Whether it's a grunt respecting his company commander, or a General respecting the Commander in Chief, every single thing is predicated on the integrity of the chain of command.
