Re: "Full Metal Panic" dub (disc 1).

Galen Musbach wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:32:46 GMT, Richard Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:49:01 -0500, Chris Mattern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>wrote:
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>>>Um, Mao's 25.
>>
>>How does someone become a senior NCO at the age of 25?
>>
>>Even in the US, promotions aren't THAT rapid.
>
>I made E6 in 5 years -- had no clue what I was doing,
>but promotions are based on test-taking ability, and I
>had that.

Eh?  I was given E3 out of bootcamp, and given E4 about two years
later, but isn't there some time-in-rate requirement before
advancing?  I mean something on the order of a few years?

-- 
-Jack