‘Revolving door’ looks even worse in U.S. military than in state government

A U.S. aircraft at al Udeid air base in Qatar. (Noah Coger/U.S. Central Command/AFP/Getty Images)

In Illinois, we thought we knew all about the ‘Revolving Door,’ in which high-ranking officials and lawmakers take their government credentials and head off to benefit private interests.

But it turns out those going through the revolving door in the Land of Winkin’, er, Lincoln, could learn a thing or two from the U.S. military.