Did he get promoted during this all this impeachment crap? Or did the media promote him?
Latina Colonel Vindman.
It is common practice to refer to Lieutenant Colonels as well as full Colonels as Colonel in the Army, USAF & USMC; just as Navy Lieutenant Commanders are referred to as Commander even when they don’t have the extra stripe. Also, sergeants are generally referred to as sergeant whether they are E-5 or E-7; E-8s are First Sergeant or Master Sergeant and E-9s are consistently called Sergeant Major. I was a Sergeant First Class, E-7, but was I was generally addressed as Sergeant Grey Friar. And folks could see my SFC rank on my collar/sleeve/shoulder, depending upon the uniform I was wearing.