Four senior executives at Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI have been formally appointed lieutenant colonels in the US Army following the creation of a “special” unit created for rich Big Tech mavens seeking military leadership roles. On June 13, the Army announced the creation of Detachment 201, otherwise known as the “Executive Innovation Corps,” which it describes as “a new initiative designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation.” Four ultra-wealthy executives from top tech companies were sworn in to […]
Pushing papers is a job in the Army. It should have been given to someone that earned it.
That’s what to get outraged over, not some idiots being appointed as O-5s.
Honestly this is more personable and deserving of outrage. Yes Palantir getting contracts is technically worse but that’s like getting angry at inflation instead of the price of eggs. People can relate to the price of eggs. People can relate to someone being handed a senior job instead of it going to the person who served.
Pushing papers is a job in the Army. It should have been given to someone that earned it.
Honestly this is more personable and deserving of outrage. Yes Palantir getting contracts is technically worse but that’s like getting angry at inflation instead of the price of eggs. People can relate to the price of eggs. People can relate to someone being handed a senior job instead of it going to the person who served.