Your fallacious red herring argument has failed miserably. I've filleted it and am serving it up as herring sushi. The hiring decision was caused by command being preoccupied with satisfying quotas and taking care of their old friends instead of just hiring the best. He, along with many others who should never have been there, made his way into LPD when he never should have. If they aimed for hiring the best qualified every time, and been willing to do proper psychological screening, then it's unlikely