The old ones are in the elite circle of insiders. Who cares about the new ones? They're sheeple. Dispensable. And you never know when the old ones will be called into the field for their valuable "experience".

you got it assbackwards


Yeah, I've been thinking about that. A few scenarios:

1) Existing chiefs have learned via Infragard that TSHTF, and are quitting and heading to safety. The Infragard stories could be true or disinfo to get them to leave, to enable the installation of new world types that would support martial law.
2) Existing chiefs have been forced out, under threat or promise of a safehouse in the event of TSHTF, to install new world types that would support martial law.