a few points. No intent to attract a flame war but as a guy with 45 years in and with the Army, I think his statement that Rumsfeld perceived the Army and to a lesser extent, the Air Force as inflexible is probably correct. I also think, unfortunately, that it is true and is a major contributor to the abundance of Admirals about.

There is a strong probability that Navy alumnus Rumsfeld installed that preference in the minds of many inside the Beltway...

An additional consideration is that whether one agrees or not, the perception that Tommy Franks and Ricardo Sanchez did not do as well as was expected or that that the Army, in general, did not perform as was expected or gave false impressions of progress where there was none is probably imbedded in the White House. If I were President over the last six years, I have to admit I'd have that feeling to at least some extent.