and if what he says is correct having 20% less higher ranking Officers, he does a major meeting because he is An American Politician.
A short look at his CV says, National Guard Officer, and not U.S. Military Admiral or General, which means he'll need answers about how to reduce the amount of higher ranks while keeping, or ideally, increasing military efficiency and mission readiness.
He was most successful in political Washington, which is a scene of its own like Hollywood Actors, Gangs or CEOs of Corporate America having its own rules, languages and ways.
They do dinner parties and meet and greet. He was basically, and hopefully, not letting everybody know the date of landing in Moscow by parachutes to give them Russians a go, but pulled the Military scene onto his field in which he mastered.
He'll think, talk and then act.
You might wanna note that one down, Secret Service Kingpin.
