Colonel not the highest rank, right?
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jazzmox — 10 years ago(October 20, 2015 01:00 AM)
Always confused by Jessep's line
"'Course, my problem is, I'm a colonel, so I guess I'll just have to keep taking cold showers until they elect some gal president."
Yet aren't these ranks also higher?- Brigadier General
- Major General
- Lieutenant General
- General
Wouldn't he salute to them as well or are they seen are equal in a way?
Surely a four star General is the highest beneath the President
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OddsAreIAmRight — 10 years ago(October 23, 2015 08:17 PM)
Yet aren't these ranks also higher?
- Brigadier General
- Major General
- Lieutenant General
- General
Technically you're right.
But the implication is no woman would be promoted above him in the military hierarchy, so it would take a woman being elected commander in chief.
In 2008, General Ann Dunwoody became the Armys 1st Female 4-star General. But again, we can assume Jessup would retire before he'd stand for getting leapfrogged by anyone beneath him, let alone a woman.
Surely a four star General is the highest beneath the President
Sounds like you are asking about chain of command here, which is slightly different than rank.
Above four star generals but below president are:
The Under Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Army
The Under Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
Note these positions could be technically held by generals or retired generals.
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KrefTL — 10 years ago(February 10, 2016 02:33 PM)
Above four star generals but below president are:
The Under Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Army
The Under Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
Correct, BUT we are talking about the Marines so the Secretary of the Army is out and the Secretary of the Navy is in.