Tthe Joint Warfighter Evaluation

There is an Army saying you hear dozens of times when you make full colonel: "Congratulations, that's the last promotion you will ever make based solely on merit."

The idea behind that saying is that when it comes time to compete for a 1-star promotion, you need a sponsor, and… https://t.co/hocpfxUJUV

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) September 22, 2026

… having a sponsor who sits on the promotion board matters, greatly.

That's how we get politicized generals who support racist, anti-American nonsense like DEI.

This is a great, great step in replacing politics with merit at our senior ranks.

This is what a revolution in military personnel affairs looks like.

Lara Logan


This will elevate the ranks of military leaders at the top. No doubt the detractors will bitch & moan but you have to ask yourself, why would you not want rigorous standards for your General Officers & Navy Captains? Is it because you are content to see the U.S. military slide into mediocrity? Or is it because you are part of the political machine that has been systematically whittling away the advantages the U.S. military has over America’s enemies through the policy of “over-match” which under Biden’s autopen administration was downgraded to “parity”.

I am not making this up: it comes from a U.S. military General who was told directly that the policy for U.S. forces in space was no longer er “over-match” - it was “parity” & there were multiple orders that I cannot disclose publicly that went along with ensuring that outcome. That is real.

So is the fact that we left behind over $80 billion dollars of military equipment in the hands of terrorists in Afghanistan, including sensitive technology that had given U.S. forces a significant advantage on the battlefield - ie: over-match. Why would anyone do that when there was no one forcing them to do so? No reason to pull out in chaos & adhere to a timeline set by terrorists you could have crushed overnight if you had used a fraction of your advanced military capability? We are facing Americans, leaders within our own country, who have been actively degrading the American military and reducing our advantages on the battlefield as a matter of policy. Not an accident, not a mistake. Intentional.