Trump blows off honoring dead soldiers to attend golf tournament
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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. Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr.,...

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
    2·
    19 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.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      10 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.