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Those of us who bothered to look at the link, or are familiar with this individual posters repeated habit of referring to North as a Colonel, would know that the title of Colonel was not included in the byline of this article. Those of us who served on active duty know very well that when informally addressing a Lieutenant Colonel that he/she can be called Colonel. Ditto for the ranks of Lieutenant Junior Grade - Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander - Commander, Lieutenant General - General.

However, those of us who served on active duty know that official titles are used on documentation, articles, etc. Those of us who have met North know that he does not refer to himself as a retired Colonel. Those of us who served on active duty with Marines who served with North or with North himself know that North would not have been selected for Colonel even if Iran Contra had not occurred; read The Nightingale's Song if you doubt me. North was not held in high regard by the powers that be at HQMC. Very few if any people who contemplate committing suicide and then are hospitalized as suicide risks, like North, get selected for Colonel. That's a red flag in an OQR. North had numerous red flags in his OQR and if you had the opportunity to read his fitreps you'd realize that. If you had served a single day in the Marine Corps on active duty you'd realize that. If you had served a single day in the Marine Corps then you'd understand what attention to detail is all about. It's quite obvious that you did not.

To put this explanation into terms that you'll be able to comprehend, pound sand puke.