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Predictions for 3-star nominees submitted 05/14/2024

@SuperWIKI @KingEdinburgh@Neovu79

Let's check back in 18 hours and see how accurate I am.

Army

-LTG Bernabe: Deputy Commander, US Army Europe and Africa.

-MG Eifler: III Corps, First Army, or US Army North.

Navy

-RADM Anderson: Either US Sixth Fleet or Naval Inspector General.

-RADM Pappano: Strategic Systems Programs.

-RADM Lacore and RADM French are definitely getting Chief of the Navy Reserve and Judge Advocate General of the Navy, respectively.

Air Force

-Lt. Gen. Bauernfeind: Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy.

-Maj. Gen. Hensley: Commander, 16th Air Force.

-Maj. Gen. Tabor: NATO Special Operations HQ.

-Brig. Gen. Conley: Air Force Special Operations Command. (Note: he'll be the third Air Force 1-star in as many years to skip the 2-star rank after Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller and Lt. Gen. Dale White).

-Maj. Gen. DeGoes is definitely getting Surgeon General of the Air Force. EPMen (talk) 03:17, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Army: 1 for 2.

Navy: 3 for 4.

Air Force: 4 for 5. Bauernfeind surprised me. SuperWIKI (talk) 06:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Ret. ADM Burke arrested

I thought this article might interest you. Retired ADM Robert P. Burke faces 30 years in prison if convicted in a contract bribery scheme. If convicted, I expect him to retroactively lose at least two-stars in retirement, at the minimum. It would not surprise me if he is reduced to ensign, and lose virtually all retirement benefits. Neovu79 (talk) 08:18, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Already following this - I expected only a one-star loss though, since at the moment the article stated the offences during his time commanding NAVEUR-AF (4-star). SuperWIKI (talk) 08:20, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I feel that the length of time in prison will be a contributing factor. 30 year prison sentence is a very serious offense. Not saying that he would get 30 years, let alone go to prison at all. But I don't think that the U.S. government would want use taxpayer money to fund his retirement at four-star grade, if he were a convicted felon. Neovu79 (talk) 22:44, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

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Predictions for 7/24/24 nominations

Army

-MG Brady: Inspector General of the Army.

-MG Brown: Deputy Commanding General for Combat Development, U.S. Army Futures Command.

-MG Buzzard: Commanding General, U.S. Army North

-MG Vowell: Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific.

Navy

-VADM Holsey: Commander, United States Southern Command.

-RADM Garvin: Naval Inspector General with Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7) and President, National Defense University also being possibilities.

Air Force

-Lt. Gen. Lamontagne: Either Commander, Air Mobility Command or Commander, US Transportation Command.

-Lt. Gen. Reed: Either Commander, Air Mobility Command or Commander, US Transportation Command.

• (I'd give Lt. Gen. Reed a slightly higher chance for Commander, US Transportation Command due to him having been in 3 years longer than Lt. Gen. Lamontagne).

-Maj. Gen. Downs: Either Director for Intelligence (J-2), Joint Staff or Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations. Dark horse possibility for Commander, Air Education and Training Command.

-Maj. Gen. Pettus: Military Deputy Commander, United States Southern Command.

-Maj. Gen. Sonkiss: Deputy Commander, Air Mobility Command.

@SuperWIKI@KingEdinburgh@Neovu79 EPMen (talk) 15:21, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Army

-4/5 (I forgot MG Gavin Lawrence but I would've predicted Deputy Commanding General, Chief of Staff, US Army Materiel Command).

Air Force:

-4/5 (I did not predict Maj. Gen. Downs would become Associate Director for Military Affairs of the CIA since most people who've held that role came from a special forces background, not intelligence.

-Navy:

TBD at this time but given Maj. Gen. Pettus becoming Military Deputy Commander, United States Southern Command, I imagine I'm correct on VADM Holsey.

@Neovu79@SuperWIKI @KingEdinburgh EPMen (talk) 19:19, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

This might shed some light into these nominations. General Officer Announcements - July 24, 2024, and Flag Officer Announcements - July 24, 2024 Neovu79 (talk) 01:56, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

@EPMen, Neovu79, and KingEdinburgh: Possibility that MG Joseph Jarrard will be nominated as the next vice chief of the National Guard Bureau. This could mean the first two-star > four-star promotion in years. SuperWIKI (talk) 16:40, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Could very well be. Neovu79 (talk) 17:26, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

@SuperWIKI Wouldn't surprise me at all. Fun fact, I once met a Georgia Army National Guard Colonel who had served as his Executive Officer. Their whole family is a big deal. Obviously his twin brother (James Jarrard) is an Army Lieutenant General. Another brother John K. "Kevin" Jarrard is United States Marine Corps Reserve Brigadier General. And yet another brother, Stacy Jarrard, is Sheriff of Lumpkin County, Georgia (the guy I met who was MG Joseph Jarrard's Executive Officer confirmed that the Sheriff was his brother). EPMen (talk) 22:43, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

MG Angle and MG Pepin

On the GOMO website, I noticed that MG Angle is currently serving as "Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Europe-Africa/ Commander, Allied Land Command with duty in Belgium". And MG Allan M. Pepin is currently serving as "Special Assistant to the Commanding General, Installation Management Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas".

For MG Angle, this makes me think he will be nominated to succeed LTG Fletcher as Commander of NATO Special Operations HQ. And for MG Pepin, it makes me think he will be nominated to succeed LTG Evans as Commander of US Army North. Evans has already retired and while Fletcher has not yet retired, he has been in his role since 2021.

Let's see if I call this before the nominations are even sent.

@SuperWIKI @KingEdinburgh @Neovu79 EPMen (talk) 23:12, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Evans is retiring in October. SuperWIKI (talk) 05:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

@SuperWIKI He's already listed as "GOMO Transition" which means he's probably taking terminal leave till an official retirement date in October. @SuperWIKI EPMen (talk) 19:48, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

@SuperWIKI I can confirm that Evans already retired. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8586948/maj-gen-scott-m-sherman-assumes-command-army-north EPMen (talk) 16:46, 16 August 2024 (UTC)