A guy I know voted for President Trump because he’s afraid of nuclear war. The incoming Secretary of Defenses highest military ranking is Major. Skip the fact that he’s a news personality. Service wise:

For scale, he isn’t a -

A General

A Lieutenant General

A Major General

A Brigadier General (that’s like a senior staff general)

A Colonel

A Lieutenant Colonel

He’s literally the lowest ranked officer you can be.

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Who told you, you have to be all these ranks to be a Sec of Defense?

Compared with past Secretary of Defense appointments, a Major is high up there:

He out ranks them all now

No a Major is not the lowest ranked officer you can be. Being of a higher rank does not necessarily mean someone will be a better Secretary of Defense.