Oh, and I forgot -- IIRC in the late 1980s the military eliminated Brevet ranks. You get a field promotion, you keep it (usually -- your superiors can contest your keeping that rank).
I always remember a scene from some HBO movie about the Battle of the Bulge (sorry, once again my memory fails me as top the name). The Captain says to the 2nd Lieutenant after the LT mouths off to him, "You're an officer. Act like it."
The LT answers, "Sir, two days ago I was a Private!"
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