[X] Open Negotiations
The French pride themselves on their diplomacy, they should engage with us if we make overtures, and there'll be plenty of time to fight them off later if negotiations break down, once we have some forces in place for it. Also, with the Black Steel still out there, it...
Directly? No. Not at all. GEN Milley is effectively the Chief of Staff for the SECDEF's Staff. He answers directly to the SECDEF, who answers to the President. HASC and SASC both had their chance at him when he was appointed, he's in there now until a President or SECDEF asks him to leave or he...
a) The SECDEF is a Presidential Appointee and serves at his pleasure, it doesn't follow that a SECDEF would go against the President's desires on a topic like this, and since he's not a Longtabber, I doubt he has much direct love at GEN Milley, if he thought there were any charges that would...
I agree with @Rocinante about it. Nothing will happen.
Keep in mind that the requirement for a Court Martial is that the higher commander has to approve the formation. Since the next higher commander to the CJCS is the SECDEF, followed by the President, and the current President has indicated...
That sort of varies. On one hand, you don't have a choice of who your PCM is; they're assigned by the 'system.' However, if there's any kind of documentable mispractice (not malpractice, that's a different discussion) on the part of the doctor, you're fully within your rights to complain and...