Thread: Rank and Age
View Single Post
  #12  
Old 05-19-2009, 04:29 AM
Fusilier Fusilier is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bangkok (I'm Canadian)
Posts: 568
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Legbreaker
I believe during some of the larger conflicts (WWI and II spring to mind), promotions could occassionally be extremely rapid.
One example I found after a very quick google search is http://glennvance.com/2007/07/12/gal...n-the-us-army/

Brigadier General at age 20 - not bad I'd have to say....
Its clearly obvious that he ONLY got such promotions on account of his oddball name... Galusha Pennypacker
Reply With Quote