Don't see you have contradicted my point, Musket: simply started another hare. My point is that one can achieve any rank in any arm of the service, whether infantry, cavalry [ie these days mechanised transport, not geegees!], or simply support and auxiliary arms like Corps of Transport, HQ clerical units, or whatever.

I don't think you [whichever of you] has actually served in the forces, have you? It might become you then to shut the hell up & just listen to some who have & know whereof they [we] speak.

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