Being a tech bro gets you a commission and a uniform
Sigh. I never served but I grew up as a military brat. I spent my young life living on military bases, going to the BX, swimming at the officers' club pool. My father earned his rank through war and peace. This is just wrong.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/27/tech-executives-commissioned-senior-army-officers-wont-recuse-themselves-dod-business-dealings.html
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/27/tech-executives-commissioned-senior-army-officers-wont-recuse-themselves-dod-business-dealings.html
Four big tech executives the Army directly commissioned to be lieutenant colonels, with no military background, will not recuse themselves from business dealings with the Department of Defense -- as the Pentagon, particularly the Army, cozies up to Silicon Valley.