Why do you think that's impossible today? Enlisted personnel are often tapped to become officers. Once in the officer ranks, they've got the same shot at 4 sta

Why do you think that's impossible today? Enlisted personnel are often tapped to become officers. Once in the officer ranks, they've got the same shot at 4 stars as any other 2L, no? Quick googling turns up the career of John Shalikashvili, who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997. Shalikashvili was drafted into the Army as a private in 1958, eventually applied to Officer Candidate School, and ended up literally in charge of all US forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shalikashvili https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shalikashvili