| Submit your comments on this article | |
| -Land of the Free | |
| General Mark Milley Is Retiring. Meet The Contenders To Replace Him As Biden's Top Adviser On Military Affairs | |
| 2023-04-10 | |
The Biden administration’s perception of China’s military designs will dictate his decision more than anything else, experts said. "I think General Berger would be more unflappable but that General Brown might be more inspirational," Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair at Hudson Institute, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Both contenders to replace Gen. Mark Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff later this year are focused on change to counter China, but one is prone to radical changes while the other affirms the administration’s ideological priorities, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. With Milley, a Trump appointee, set to retire by October, President Joe Biden is expected to announce his pick to replace the outgoing Army four-star soon between top prospects Air Force chief of staff Gen. Charles Q. "C.Q." Brown and Marine Corps commandant Gen. David Berger, according to The New York Times. Both would differ from Milley’s gregarious leadership style, but while Brown has experience in a key area of operations and satisfies the Biden administration’s focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in public service, Berger has shown the grit to make radical, if difficult, changes necessary for coming great power conflict, according to defense experts and media reports. "As the symbol of the U.S. armed forces amid the ebb and flow of political tides, I think General Berger would be more unflappable but that General Brown might be more inspirational," Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair at Hudson Institute, told the DCNF. Brown, a fighter pilot and the first African American to serve among the Joint Chiefs since Colin Powell became chairman three decades ago, is at the forefront of the race, the NYT reported, citing administration officials. Brown’s colleagues told the NYT he has seen success in dealing with threats and allies in the Pacific, and has a methodical approach. Berger, on the other hand, is a Marine infantryman and four-star general with more experience in the Middle East. But under his leadership, the Marine Corps has embarked on a massive restructuring that ruffled feathers across the joint force and, according to Berger, will make the force better positioned to address challenges specific to the Indo-Pacific theater. The Joint Chiefs chairman is "the foremost military advisor in the land, preparing American personnel and capabilities for conflict should deterrence fail" and instilling fear in potential adversaries, Cronin explained to the DCNF. Joint Chiefs chairmen typically rotate through the services; the last time an Air Force member filled the post was in 2005, while two Marines, two Army generals and a Navy admiral have served since, according to the NYT. Both men must make it through the Senate for confirmation. | |
| Posted by:746 |
| #13 |
| Posted by: 2023-04-10 21:40 |
| #12 Seriously after his offer of treason to china CCP why isn't in Gitmo? |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2023-04-10 19:33 |
| #11 ^^^!!! |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-04-10 12:39 |
| #10 Why speculate? Biden will let us know who Xi Jinping has picked when he is good and ready. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-04-10 11:36 |
| #9 ^ Ru Paul's ability to organize drag shows ay least shows some kind of competant management ability. Can you say the same of many in our armed services? |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2023-04-10 11:33 |
| #8 Seriously, I can't believe you missed this obvious choice! https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/10/19/levine-transgender-four-star-admiral-public-health-service/ |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-04-10 11:24 |
| #7 Has Ru Paul been approached yet? Just asking. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2023-04-10 10:07 |
| #6 Size is another concern among those critical of Berger’s strategy. “I think they have several concerns. One is that the Marine Corps’s getting smaller and will be challenged to meet its global commitments. One is that the structure is too focused on the western Pacific and the Marine Corps will not be able to participate effectively in operations in other areas,” Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel who is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, previously told USNI News of the officers’ concerns. |
| Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 2023-04-10 08:11 |
| #5 Thoroughly Modern Milley gone, alas. It can only be hoped he will see to some of that long neglected home maintenance Much in the way of Gen Shelton, although given Milley's girth it might provoke a seismic disturbance. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2023-04-10 07:52 |
| #4 How about Dylan Mulvaney as DOD Brand Ambassador? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-04-10 07:23 |
| #3 /\ Yes, it will be Brown and here is one (there are many others as well) of the reasons why. Link.  |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-04-10 06:44 |
| #2 What, The LSD's couldn't find a Black Tranny General as a replacement? . |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-04-10 06:31 |
| #1 ...It'll be Brown. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2023-04-10 05:11 |