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\nMark Esper<\/p>\n
\nMark Esper<\/p>\n
Mark Esper, the current Army Secretary, gets the nod after acting SECDEF Patrick Shanahan withdrew his name from consideration to, “…spend more time with his family.” Which is DC Speak for “I stepped on my dick and will never pass a confirmation hearing.”<\/p>\n
After the obligatory farewell, Trump, in nearly he same sentence named Esper for the post. Don’t know much about him, but his pedigree seems pretty good- <\/p>\n
Esper previously served as a vice president for government relations at Raytheon Company. He served in the Army as an infantry officer in the 101 Airborne Division and served in the first Gulf War. He transitioned to the National Guard and retired after 21 years of service.<\/p>\n
Esper also worked on national security issues on Capitol Hill for then-Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Fred Thompson (R-TN), and Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN). He also served on the Senate Foreign Relations and House Armed Services Committees and as a deputy assistant secretary of defense. He is a West Point graduate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Trump has named Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy as Army secretary.<\/p>\n
McCarthy had worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation, and served as a special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and as a professional staff member on the House Committee on International Relations.<\/p>\n
McCarthy served in the 75th Ranger Regiment during the invasion of Afghanistan. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Much in their favor, to my eyes, is their prior military service as Army officers during times of conflict. It doesn’t pass the entire litmus test, but it’s a damn good start. Any of our Nautically Challenged friends know either of these guys?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"