You think it's peachy, because "your boys" are in the seats. During Clintons tenure, I heard the same shit as I'm spouting from wanna-be conservatives like you.
My take is that a 3-4 year stint including bootcamp = some for of qualification (no need to be a 70 star general). Going through boot and finishing means you understand the meaning of military teamwork, military sacrifice.
Do you think 6 months of boot is too much to ask of the guy who will run the show? Note: I don't care what party the guy leans towards.
Anyone who has been in the military care to give a thought here? I have not been through it (thus not qualified to say my thoughts are 100%, Jobu has not either, he is certain he is 100% correct even with no first hand experience. But he does that with everything, he's a wannabe expert on everything).
