tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post2787317604945136483..comments2024-03-28T07:56:09.239-07:00Comments on Navy Matters: Well, That Didn't Take LongComNavOpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-79876075785075205632016-04-22T18:18:13.259-07:002016-04-22T18:18:13.259-07:00I am of the opinion that outright trying to ban ge...I am of the opinion that outright trying to ban generals and perhaps having penalties is in order. Jail time may be worth it.<br /><br />Everyone suffers when a general opts to sell out and substandard weapons are bought - save the shareholders of the defense industry and if the nation loses, even they lose. AltandMainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014823246265859953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-25604525025173599452016-04-21T18:35:28.448-07:002016-04-21T18:35:28.448-07:00you're likely right.
Possible different level ...you're likely right.<br />Possible different level of clout that can be brought against a single citizen by govt vs potential pernicious law suites.<br />Jail time might be a better disincentive than financial loses.<br /><br />Still, something must be tried. Death knell of societies is corruption.<br />Left unchecked, results in 19 year old boys pulling triggers on guns that go boom in their hands rather than throwing ammo down range.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052381474961878621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-42169840618198184312016-04-21T05:18:27.376-07:002016-04-21T05:18:27.376-07:00"In private enterprise we have non compete cl..."In private enterprise we have non compete clauses preventing staff from going to work for competitors, so such policies aren't without precedent."<br />They are quite often unenforceable, you might be able to delay it for 6 months with a preliminary injunction and drag it through court, but unless people are leaving and taking clients or proprietary information with them, I cant think of an example of it actually occurring.<br />However I used to work for a law firm that was very skilled at poaching partner level lawyers who would bring their clients with them.<br /><br />Even if the government waves its magic wand and passes a law specifically forbidding it, ways around it include employing wives, children or mistresses (no, seriously, I know someone who as part of his package his employer also employed his mistress), if thats too off books, instead of joining the board, he could have formed Greenert Consulting, and billed them hourly for his consulting services, or an BAE could pay Company A, that pays Company B, that pays Company C, that pays Greenert.TrThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316335177828136131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-58130674541104375382016-04-20T20:07:42.646-07:002016-04-20T20:07:42.646-07:00Jim
Israel has a policy where former generals must...Jim<br />Israel has a policy where former generals must wait a minimum amount of years before entering politics, to stop a spate of former chiefs of staff running for prime minister immediately on retirement,<br />It wouldn't be very hard to implement a similar policy preventing general staff above a certain rank from working for private defence contractors for a period of 5/10 years post retirement.<br />In private enterprise we have non compete clauses preventing staff from going to work for competitors, so such policies aren't without precedent.<br />And when national security is involved (such as preventing corruption in upper echelons of the defence forces) it would be even easier to implement and enforce.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052381474961878621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-60468769009736308882016-04-20T08:42:37.576-07:002016-04-20T08:42:37.576-07:00I own shares in BAE and to be honest it just doesn...I own shares in BAE and to be honest it just doesnt make them look good either.<br /><br />Best interpretation they have hired a "pretty poster boy" to advertise their services. Worst case it stinks of corruption. As a British company I would really rather they didn't.<br /><br />I know!<br /><br />Ill pop down the road and have a word with them for you ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729830680739249692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-36216790936139676322016-04-20T06:40:46.168-07:002016-04-20T06:40:46.168-07:00There has to be a way to stop this.
I don't ...There has to be a way to stop this. <br /><br />I don't care if Admiral Greenert wants to become a consultant to Wal-Mart, a trucking company, or a motivational speaker. But This is absurd. <br /><br />Eliminating it wouldn't fix acquisition. But it would be a step. JFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095723023404412328noreply@blogger.com