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Michael Useem

Michael Useem

Academic

Oct 6, 2026

9:46
I think it's spot on.
9:48
Well, to add to it, um, I, I learned this from Stanley McChrystal, who you probably ran into along the way, uh, who is now retired as a Army officer, was commanding officer for Afghanistan now at one point.
10:03
Uh, he's written a great book, I know you know it, uh, and... or several books.
10:08
And he s- he says, he reports that as you become a general officer, whatever the... whether it's Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and, and beyond, your, the color on your lapels that heretofore had represented the sub-area that you're involved in.
10:29
So McChrystal came up through special, think of it, Special Forces.
10:34
Uh, but as you become a general officer, your lapel goes black.
10:38
So all general officers have the same lapel, even if they're still focused on space or submarine warfare as a general officer.

8 MINS LATER

18:33
Yeah.

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