Four Stars for Hire

**OBGibby** · 11-18-2009, 07:21 PM

Retired military officers cash in as well-paid consultants

USA Today - Tom Vanden, Ken Dilanian - ‎14 hours ago‎
Most of the retired officers, one to four stars in rank, have been paid hundreds of dollars an hour by the military even as they worked for companies ...

"WASHINGTON - Six months after Marine Lt. Gen. Gary McKissock retired in 2002, he did what many other ex-military leaders do: He joined the board of directors of a defense contractor, a company doing business with his former service.

McKissock also had a second job. The Marines brought him back as an adviser, at double the rate of pay he made on active duty. Since 2005, the Marines have awarded McKissock contracts worth $1.2 million, in addition to his military pension of about $119,000 a year.

McKissock is one of at least 158 retired admirals and generals the Pentagon has hired to offer advice under an unusual arrangement................. "

**nnuut** · 11-18-2009, 08:20 PM

Triple DIPPERS??

**phil** · 11-18-2009, 09:00 PM

Revolving Door. And people criticize Congress for ethics violations.

**nnuut** · 11-18-2009, 10:05 PM

I was offered a contractor's job but turned it down. Where is there WORK in the word RETIRE? Man_relaxes.gif

**Frixxxx** · 11-18-2009, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by nnuut

I was offered a contractor's job but turned it down. Where is there WORK in the word RETIRE?

Good on ya Norm, let us youngins do the work..... What's that in your glass?

**les2l8** · 11-19-2009, 02:24 AM

The free market at work. Good for those who have a service or expertise in a field to be compensated. Like my son tells me all the time "I want to get paid".

**phil** · 11-19-2009, 02:37 AM

Free Market? No, it sounds more like the furthurance of an agenda.
Consulting: If there's little money to be made in solutions, there's tons of dough in creating the problem.

Discovery

A company that will go to the ends of the Earth for its people will find it can hire them for about 10% of the cost of Americans.