[quote=@LightningLynx89]
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Lieutenant Colonel in the US military is like the middle point of the hierarchy of command. And it's not that rare for people so young to become that rank at so long, I have a cousin who is a Lieutenant Colonel and he's only a year older than O'Ryan would be. And I know a close friend's father who was a Lieutenant Colonel during the Gulf War at the age of 22. So it really dependent on skill and leadership ability.
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I remain to say that the way the American Military handles Commissioned Officer ranks, or the equivalent, in the most odd ways that I am against, but if it is possible then I guess it is possible.