[MindBender26]

A 31 year old, 11 year service lieutenant? A 36 year old E-4?

[Cultural Jihad]

... which means she was an executive secretary at the age of 20.

[Drango]

A 31 year old, 11 year service lieutenant? A 36 year old E-4?

LOL that's what I was wondering...

[OldEagle]

"A 31 year old, 11 year service lieutenant? A 36 year old E-4?"

They done good, huh?

[elli1]

"A 31 year old, 11 year service lieutenant? A 36 year old E-4?"

The Cpl. joined the Army after 9/11. Says so in the article. Also says that he was sent to Iraq shortly after boot camp. IOW, he has been in the military approx. 2 years. Or less.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The 31 year old might be a Mustang. The 34 year old is a puzzle.

[HairkingNH]

It appears that they at an excellent plan. ...oops, the 9 dwarves have said that they have no plan in Iraq. One wonders what Kerry's plan would have been.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The corporal joined after 9/11, so he has been in only two years. But why he didn't try for OCS (too old?) when he had a degree, I don't know. As for the Lt., perhaps she joined as enlisted, got her degree and then went to OCS.

[Ispy4u]

More than likely they are reservists. The CPL may not be, it states in the article he joined up after 9-11 leaving his teaching career. The LT with 11 Years is probably a direct commission LT, more than likely she spent the last 9-10 years enlisted.

Exceptional performance under pressure, two of the best this country has to offer.

[cookcounty]

" A 31 year old, 11 year service lieutenant? A 36 year old E-4?"

Rank is a little tougher to come by now, than way back when I was in. I kept getting promoted because I had a pulse and didn't smoke dope.

[Redleg Duke]

You find a lot of people who were prior enlisted service who get commissioned. You also find a lot of patriots who enlisted after 9/11, even though they were a bit "long in the tooth".

I would like to believe that your comment was not implying that these two were deficient in any manner.

[BobS]

"A 31 year old, 11 year service lieutenant? A 36 year old E-4?"

That's O-4. Some folks would rather work than fly a desk. I've seen E-6's retire after 20 years.

[Britton J Wingfield]

I'm 33, and I just barely made E-5 (again).

Maybe she was prior-enlisted.

Whatever the case, they kicked ass!

[MAJ_C]

I believe the CPL said that he was a school teacher and joined after 9/11 .. I would assume that the LT was prior enlisted and went though OCS or such.

[El Gato]

A 31 year old, 11 year service lieutenant? A 36 year old E-4?

I'm sure the LT was prior enlisted, and the E-4 should by rights soon be an LT. Except I think maybe he's too old for OCS, not sure about that though.