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They're advisors with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
by ceejayoz 10mo ago
They're advisors with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
- petcat 10mo agoSure. The US military has done this for decades to prevent brain-drain around emerging technologies to the private sector.
- ceejayoz 10mo agoThey could make them plain old Lieutenants for that, yes?
- petcat 10mo agoDistinction without a difference. They're advisors.
- ceejayoz 10mo agoThen why do they need the elevated rank?
- mothballed 10mo agoI have a dumb question but is it possible to arrange exec-tier or at last officer-tier pay for something like a private?
- ceejayoz 10mo agoNo level of normal military pay is gonna be meaningful to these folks, at any rank.
- stronglikedan 10mo agoThey're right above Privates, so still no one (of consequence) is taking orders from them.
- ceejayoz 10mo agoWhat? Per https://www.army.mil/ranks/ https://www.army.mil/ranks/, they outrank all enlisted and warrant officers, plus Second Lieutenants, First Lieutenants, Captains, and Majors. Only full Colonels and the 1-5 star Generals outrank them.