politicizes an already politicized military.

well, the act of getting a star-level rank is politicized din kasi. All Generals have to pass through the CA, after all

that forces even good soldiers to play the political game, too, in a sense

and you all know what happened when even one Senator - need ko pa ba i-name? - showed us all how... capricious the CA can become.

Amen.

My parents' sentiments xactly.