Congress should fire admirals and generals that fail

[rangerrebew]

Congress should fire admirals and generals that fail
October 5, 2021 John Rossomando

Originally published by 1945
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A lost time-honored tradition in the American military needs to return, firing admirals and generals who don’t perform. Congress should take the lead by making combat commanders subject to periodic votes of confidence by reconfirmation in order to keep their active rank and jobs. The return of this tradition would bring accountability to a Top Military Brass that has become decadent and self-serving because its admirals and generals don’t get fired anymore, and they feel invulnerable and are unaccountable as a result. This needs to be written into law.

Once upon a time, American generals and admirals believed in what Gen. Douglas MacArthur called “Duty, Honor, Country.” They were men who viewed their men and their mission as larger than themselves. Those who let their egos get the better of them were shown the door. MacArthur’s ego ironically resulted in President Harry Truman firing him in 1951.

Those who didn’t perform like Adm. Husband Kimmel and Gen. Walter Short, who failed at Pearl Harbor, were out.

https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/congress-should-fire-admirals-and-generals-that-fail/

[rangerrebew]

We would still be a slave nation if Lincoln had not been willing to cashier those who failed.  After one general and his horse were killed in a battle, he said something along the lines of  too bad,  generals I can replace but horses are more difficult.

[EdinVA]

As with most of these kinds of issues, they are a double edged sword, assuming congress has the authority..
What would prevent a liberal congress from dumping a good general under the guise of "failing"....
I like the idea with reservations...