There is a certain utility in heads of state, under a monarchy, to come up throu

There is a certain utility in heads of state, under a monarchy, to come up through the military ranks, because military epistemology and operations and ‘law’ are less open to ‘fashions’ of the people.
But not without monarchy and rule of law to limit them to external concerns. https://twitter.com/curtdoolittle/status/1505700738365902854