Crossing the line from Soldiering to campaigning

[Umar Al-Mokhtār]

I regard as a political opportunist (but I cannot be 100% sure)

My dad was a pol in the Northeast and trust me he never missed an opportunity to tout both his brief Army service during Korea (although he only spent time at Dix, Benning, and USMA) and my Marine Corps service in his campaigns.

It is the very rare politician, at the state level and above, who is not a political opportunist in every sense.