What does it take to be a General?

My first day of work consisted of 10 hours of briefings to Commanding General of Special Operations Command Central Command. It's really amazing the amount of areas that SOCCENT is involved in and I'd love to share more, but I sort of need my job and the info is classified. As far as first days of work go, it was just about the perfect start. I was great to go over every single one of the bosses priorities right from the start so that you know just where he stands. Yeah, it was long and some of the info was way out of my league, but overall it was interesting stuff that is focused on very important missions.

I'm just a lowly captain, plus I haven't shaved in a week, so I had to sit in an overflow room. For those who've never been to a high level briefing, the overflow room is for the lower ranking attendees who aren't allowed to speak at the briefing. Well as the brief went on, I imagine I got up 10 or so times. Sometimes to get a drink others to go the bathroom to include the 2-20 minute breaks they took. So how many times do you think the General got up? Twice. Once fore each break. Either he's got a catheter, or a bladder the size of Texas. But he sat in the same chair from 1100-2100 and only used the restroom twice.

Well, if that's what it takes to become a GO, I don't have what it takes.