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William H. McRaven

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    Born in San Antonio, Texas
    Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (June 13, 2008- )
    Vice Admiral in the United States Navy
    Famed for organizing Operation Neptune's Spear, which was responsible for killing Osama Bin Laden (2011)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was labeled as a 'terrorist hunter' by some in the media.
    By nature, the military operations he leads are highly secretive, with little-to-no public transperancy or accountability.
    His plan to send Navy SEALS into Bin Laden's Pakistani compound broke the unwritten rule of performing a military action in a sovereign nation without notification.
    As a result of Bin Laden's death, many Americans worried about retaliatory attacks.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is responsible for organizing the operation which killed Osama Bin Laden.
    He wrote what many consider to be the book on Special Ops.
    He is a former Navy SEAL.
    Prior to bringing down Bin Laden, he spent years capturing and taking out other Al-Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan and Yemen.
    Defense Secretary Robert Gates had announced he was recommending McRaven for a promotion to four-star admiral status months before Operation Neptune's Spear went down.
    He graduated University of Texas.
    He is known to be highly intelligent, subtle and humble; a contrast from the brash, combative perception of military leaders.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 105 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 23.53% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 117 Votes: 47.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1450 Votes: 43.45% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1208 Votes: 42.22% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1206 Votes: 46.02% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 753 Votes: 60.82% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1528 Votes: 45.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 2152 Votes: 35.36% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 2284 Votes: 31.61% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 2392 Votes: 52.26% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 3084 Votes: 43.09% Annoying