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alt to > Greentext@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Anon is the very model of a Russian Major General

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Anon is the very model of a Russian Major General

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    2 years ago

    Another fun fact: Major General was originally Sergeant Major General, which is why Lieutenant General is a higher rank even though Majors outrank Lieutenants.

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      2 years ago

      What about Major Tom?

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        Couldn’t hear him

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          What about Major Major Major Major?

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      Another fun fact is you can’t Major in General studies in most universities.

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      But don’t brigadiers outrank sergeant majors?

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