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Old 05-30-2016, 04:20 PM   #267
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Originally Posted by gramicci101 View Post
That was back in The Great War when battlefield promotions were necessary to fill sudden gaps in leadership though.
You jest but in reality back in the 70s to 90s they could not fill positions. Nobody was interested. Now there are waiting lists and there is no way you could pull that off no matter what your civilian qualifications may be (except possibly Doctors and such).
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