US Presidents by military rank survivor - WE LIKE IKE !

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Another opportunity to have fun, to try to appeal to other forumers and to implement different rules .

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan

Lieutenants and below:
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Here are the rules, based on a principle of hierarchical promotion:
- we'll first pick 1 President among the group of lieutenants (and below) and he'll be promoted to the group of captains,
- we'll then pick 2 Presidents among this group of captains and they'll be promoted to the group of majors and lieutenant colonels,
- we'll then pick 3 Presidents among this group of majors and lieutenant colonels and they'll be promoted to the group of colonels,
- we'll then pick 3 Presidents among this group of colonels and they'll be promoted to the group of brigadier generals,
- we'll then pick 3 Presidents among this group of brigadier generals and they'll be promoted to the group of major generals,
- we'll then pick 4 Presidents among this group of major generals and they'll be promoted to the group of generals (and above),
- we'll then pick the survivor among this group of 7 generals.

We have one vote to eliminate a President in each round.
Each round will last at least 24 hours.
You can't change your vote if someone has cast a vote after your own one.

In case of a tie, the President who received the biggest total of points in previous rounds is eliminated. In case of a new tie, the President who had the highest rank in RL is eliminated, as he is unable to lead and as we need to promote fresh blood . In case of a new tie (), I, General of this survivor, decide who is eliminated.


ROUND 1 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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Eliminate George W. Bush

Well, whatever the theme of the surivor, he is almost always the first to go .
(my Bush Vulcans survivor was probably the exception !)

But from round 2, it will be already difficult to choose.

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By the way, why don't you throw in Civillian presidents in their own catagory?

(Adams [both], Van Buren, Cleveland, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR, Clinton, Obama)

Precisely because they are civilians, I guess .
Pretty logical, isn't it ?

(and it's cool not to have all of them, for once )

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan

Lieutenants and below:
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: George W. Bush 7, Buchanan 3

ROUND 2 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
George H.W. Bush
James Buchanan

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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Eliminate Buchanan

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Dismissed !

George H.W. Bush is promoted to the rank of captain.

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: George W. Bush 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, George H.W. Bush 1

ROUND 3 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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Eliminate Lincoln

Well, I've hesitated with Reagan, but he didn't see action because of medical problems, and Tyler.
They'll follow.

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: George W. Bush 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, George H.W. Bush 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3

ROUND 4 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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Eliminate Lincoln

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: George W. Bush 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, George H.W. Bush 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3
Round 4: Lincoln 7, Reagan 2

ROUND 5 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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It's very difficult to find images of old Presidents in uniform or as soldiers. A pity.

Eliminate Reagan

(and then, it will be difficult between JFK, Carter and Bush Sr.)

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Dismissed !
We just keep his first wife .

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: George W. Bush 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, George H.W. Bush 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3
Round 4: Lincoln 7, Reagan 2
Round 5: Reagan 7, Carter 2

ROUND 6 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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So, after this round, the 2 remaining among this lil' group of JFK, Carter and Bush Sr. will be promoted.

Well, it's hard to oust him, but he was "unlucky" not to see action:

Eliminate Carter

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
John F. Kennedy (promoted)
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: Bush Jr. 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, Bush Sr. 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3
Round 4: Lincoln 7, Reagan 2
Round 5: Reagan 7, Carter 2
Round 6: Carter 6, Bush Sr. 3

ROUND 7 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
John F. Kennedy
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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Fillmore

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Pierce, who rose from a Private to Brigadier General in two months mostly thanks to his political connections.

No, Kal, we are just voting in the lieutenant colonels and majors group.

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
John F. Kennedy (promoted)
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: Bush Jr. 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, Bush Sr. 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3
Round 4: Lincoln 7, Reagan 2
Round 5: Reagan 7, Carter 2
Round 6: Carter 6, Bush Sr. 3
Round 7: Fillmore 4, Johnson 2, Bush Sr. 1, McKinley 1 invalid vote 1

ROUND 8 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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Though I've hesitated with McKinley,

Eliminate Lyndon Johnson

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I really thank you most of you all for voting so impartially .
Not that I had any doubt from our loyal fanatics .

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
John F. Kennedy (promoted)
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: Bush Jr. 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, Bush Sr. 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3
Round 4: Lincoln 7, Reagan 2
Round 5: Reagan 7, Carter 2
Round 6: Carter 6, Bush Sr. 3
Round 7: Fillmore 4, Johnson 2, Bush Sr. 1, McKinley 1, invalid vote 1
Round 8: Johnson 4, McKinley 2, Bush Sr. 1, Nixon 1

ROUND 9 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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I really like all these photos .

Eliminate McKinley

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
John F. Kennedy (promoted)
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: Bush Jr. 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, Bush Sr. 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3
Round 4: Lincoln 7, Reagan 2
Round 5: Reagan 7, Carter 2
Round 6: Carter 6, Bush Sr. 3
Round 7: Fillmore 4, Johnson 2, Bush Sr. 1, McKinley 1, invalid vote 1
Round 8: Johnson 4, McKinley 2, Bush Sr. 1, Nixon 1
Round 9: McKinley 6, Nixon 3, Monroe 1

ROUND 10 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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Nixon

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Dismissed !

Generals and above:
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant

Major generals:
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield

Brigadier generals:
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Benjmain Harrison

Colonels:
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James K. Polk
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman

Lieutenant colonels and majors:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
James Monroe
William McKinley
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
John F. Kennedy (promoted)
George H. W. Bush (promoted)

Captains:
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan

Lieutenants and below:
George W. Bush
James Buchanan

Results:
Round 1: Bush Jr. 7, Buchanan 3
Round 2: Buchanan 8, Bush Sr. 1
Round 3: Tyler 7, Lincoln 3
Round 4: Lincoln 7, Reagan 2
Round 5: Reagan 7, Carter 2
Round 6: Carter 6, Bush Sr. 3
Round 7: Fillmore 4, Johnson 2, Bush Sr. 1, McKinley 1, invalid vote 1
Round 8: Johnson 4, McKinley 2, Bush Sr. 1, Nixon 1
Round 9: McKinley 6, Nixon 3, Monroe 1
Round 10: Nixon 10, Ford 1

ROUND 11 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have one vote to eliminate a President in the following group:
James Monroe
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
George H. W. Bush

Please try to vote based only on the military record of each President, that will be far more interesting !

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The remaining 3 among Ford, JFK, Bush Sr. and Monroe will be promoted.
So, this choice is especially difficult.

I'm hesitating between Ford and Kennedy, as they weren't great fighters: their deeds, though heroic, could have been done in a civilian context.

Eliminate Ford, I guess