 The norm throughout non-American history, all of human history was if you were a commander of any kind in the military, you knew you might get sacked at any moment. At any moment, you could be fired. Shoot, if you go back to the ancient world, they'll fire you and then they'll pull your fingernails out and hang you. They'll kill you. And it doesn't even have to be for corruption or malfeasance. You can just be an idiot or you can even have something not go your way that wasn't even your fault.