There was a distinct turn towards the political...especially in the General Officer's corps thanks to Billy Jeff.
@txradioguy Many of those asshats have been political,beginning after the end of WW-2,and Ike became President.
I guess some of the yahoos with stars were seeing White Houses in their dreams.
Some people claim McArthur was the first serious General Officer who was a President wannabe,but I disagree. He thought he was God,and would never have agreed to stepping down to be a mere President.