Can you please ask Husker Du what his local source is about the local teens starting the LA Fires.T can't "promote" anyone yet, or ever. Promotions to 4-star rank must nominated by the President and confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate. Other promotions of officers require Senate approval from an official promotion list prepared by the appropriate Service. Nominations for many civilian positions in the DOD, including Under Secretary of the Air Force, require the same nomination and confirmation process as for Cabinet officers.
And then ... Lohmeier was not fired for making "anti-Marxist comments." He was fired for saying that the DOD was becoming Marxist -- so he was actually making anti-American comments.