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		smcl on May 27, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sucks to be an old engineer Only twice? I've never know the ins and outs of the military (and ex-PFC Wintergreen is the closest I'll probably ever know to people being demoted or missing promotion) however this seems incredibly harsh.

rayiner on May 27, 2013 | [–]

See the description of the promotion "zones." In practice its really just once because its rare to be promoted on the second chance. http://usmilitary.about.com/od/promotions/l/blofficerprom.ht....

radiusq on May 27, 2013 | [–]

He said officers, not everyone

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