TIL that the CTOs of Meta, Palantir, and Open AI all have commissions in the US Army as Lieutenant Colonels. Presumably for access to classified materials? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/opinion/ai-power-lobbying-military-britain-east-india-company.html?unlocked_article_code=1.81A.QCsJ.Alp27s-tRfaa&smid=url-share
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Sometime in 2025 a number of tech managers were put into positions in the military command chain as technical advisors to better integrate technology into the military.
My attitude is this is part of the network state people, and they’re very methodical and deliberate coup of government function.
People like this must be ejected from the military when the Republicans are thrown out of power or even before if that’s possible
@carlmalamud You don’t need a commission to have access to classified material; lots of civilians do. But if you’re in the Reserves, you can be activated and given orders.
@SteveBellovin yes, I had a TS clearance but they never made me a colonel.
Yeah, I wonder if we can court martial them now. Violations of the UCMJ are easier to prosecute according to some.
My guess is that it some sort of man-baby thing.
