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2023-05-22 -Land of the Free

Admiral Lisa Franchetti got 4th star 7 months ago, the betting around D.C. she will be the next CNO, based on the identity politics. Her career seems hardly consistent with it.

[AmericanThinker] Last September, the Navy promoted and installed a new Vice Chief of Naval Operations. Then Vice Admiral Lisa Franchetti got her 4th star and was appointed to the second-highest position in the Navy. Now after a scant seven months, the betting line going around D.C. is that she will likely be the next CNO based on the identity politics track record of President Biden. When President Biden had an opportunity to appoint to the Supreme Court, before assessing anyone’s qualifications, he announced that a black woman would get that seat, and he followed up on that promise. Would an identity-based selection for the Navy’s top leader be in the best interest of the Navy and the Nation? No, the nation needs and deserves the very best warrior to lead the Navy into our threatened future.

Admiral Franchetti is a journalism graduate of Northwestern University NROTC, a non-STEM degree which itself is unusual, as the Navy strongly favors STEM degrees for officers. She has a Master’s Degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix, an online university. Her biography does not mention any war college credential. In contrast, her predecessor Admiral William Lescher had multiple commands in combat zones, was a test pilot, had multiple advanced degrees in naval technical fields and his commands won multiple combat zone merit awards. To naval professionals, for someone to have been promoted to the Navy’s highest rank and second highest position based on a NROTC commissioning source with a liberal arts degree, an online masters, no war college or combat zone credentials, would be considered inconceivable. Perhaps her success is based on a particularly spectacular service record?

Admiral Franchetti’s career path reveals sea tours on a tender, oiler, and three destroyers including command of the USS Ross (DDG-71) and command of a destroyer squadron. Her biography does not mention any of her commands received awards while she was in command.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-05-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [33 views ] Top

#1 She has actual experience pertinent to her possible assignment. This is against the Biden mold. My expectation is that, if promoted, she will do little of note. That has not been the norm in the Biden freak show so we will see.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-05-22 06:28|| 2023-05-22 06:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Male admiral coming out as trans to grab the position in 3...2...1...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-05-22 08:09|| 2023-05-22 08:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Commanding officer of USS Finn relieved

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-05-22 12:11|| 2023-05-22 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 ^^ Zipper failure.

Posted by badanov 2023-05-22 19:41|| 2023-05-22 19:41|| Front Page Top

#5 She was a "woman of color" when she was promoted. Now just a "white hispanic."

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-05-22 19:47|| 2023-05-22 19:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Media outlets can file Freedom of Information Act requests to find out the exact reasons why a commander was fired, but that process takes time.

Whew, now THAT makes me feel better.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-05-22 21:03|| 2023-05-22 21:03|| Front Page Top

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