Comment by lazyasciiart
6 months ago
It’s probably a fun ego boost for the execs involved. And it makes them subject to following orders, to military jail for not obeying, etc, which is presumably a nice thing to have in your back pocket when managing egostistic jerks.
A Lieutenant Colonel in an advisory role would have to engage in an astoundingly epic screwup to court-martialed under the UCMJ. They'll be counseled behind closed doors long before getting formally charged with Article 90 or 92.
An Article 88 (or 133!) case involving these guys would be a really funny scandal, though.
Is this just aristocrats buying commissions, but for tech nerds?