Major Jonathan Bratton

military has to be confirmed by the Senate.

So when you say that these are political positions, you are absolutely right.

As soon as you go from the eagle to the star, you become a politician.

And inherent to that, there's a lot, right?

And so, yes, they are milestones.

We do tend to... We've changed things over time, right?

A brigadier general was so named because they commanded a brigade.

Well...

We have colonels command brigades now.

So what does a brigadier general do?

Well, most of the time, it's almost an administrative position.

So you're a general officer who's an administrator, or you are an aide to a three-star general.

The two-star, the major general, that's your point of real commanded division.

That's a really critical moment.

And then those three- and four-star positions are very pivotal, but there's only select spots for command for three- and four-star positions.

And so much of that comes about by being an able administrator.

This is not something that, you know, we're going to cover sort of in talking about best generals, except to say the best generals have been the ones who have been able to be able administrators and logisticians.

That has been a key to the success, as well as a charismatic attitude that can help people understand their vision and carry that forward.

I think what makes Eisenhower so fascinating is prior to World War II, he has not commanded any troops in combat.

He spends World War I running a tank school at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Camp Colt.