[BITList] promotion

[John Feltham]

G'day Colin,

On 03/08/2009, at 12:09 PM, CT's wrote:

<< eh! there is a government amenable to increasing a widow's pension  
voluntarily - out of the kindness of their heart?

It is quite common for servicemen to be promoted on their death - huh!

but this is not the same - this pilot was promoted to captain while  
mia/presumed dead/status unknown.

so there is apparently nothing stopping a private killed 2 weeks ago  
(say) being promoted to colonel on his death?

I'm not getting it. >.

While making such huge jumps you won't (Pvt to Col).

If the missing man is married and due for promotion, then in this  
case, he should and will be promoted.




ooroo

Bad typists of the word, untie.