I've come to the conclusion that competence in generalship is a coincidence, independent of professional development. And, amazingly, I am becoming more and more at peace with that. There just isn't a "system" that can possibly reliably produce generals. There will always remain those who do and do not "get it".

If there were one thing I could change in the current crop of generals, I would remove their dependence on Powerpoint Briefings, the current trend toward "entitlement" vis-a-vis bennies and staff, and make them more "responsible" for everything within their AO and AI.