For additional context, the 14N (Air Force Intelligence officers) community broadly does not support this person or his claims. Take that for what it's worth
Can you explain why?
> at the GS-15 civilian level, which is the military equivalent of a full-bird colonel
I was previously both a Major and later NH-IV (which in my case had equivalency with GS-15-10)and the only people making this claim would be ones that want to inflate their own importance.
They are completely different legally and fall under different legal codes - namely the GS system is not subject to UCMJ nor can they make certain legal decisions that an O6 can make and has a completely different promotion and evaluation.
He wants to portray himself as a battle hardened commander when he’s just another run of the mill PowerPoint slinger.