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Reply to "Maj Gen William 'Billy' Mitchell: A Pyrrhic Promotion"
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LT COL WILLIAM J. Ott's "Maj Gen William 'Billy' Mitchell: A Pyrrhic Promotion" (Winter 2006) is a well-researched, balanced, timely article, but does it go far enough in relating a meaningful message to readers of the professional journal of the Air Force? In today's "zero-tolerance" service, Mitchell's conviction by general court-martial would have doomed more than his career. His subsequent resignation would have been approved-but under "other than honorable" conditions. Even had he not re...
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