Right as ITR ended, he got busted (undoubtedly drunk and disorderly in Oceanside), so he was Private General James.
"During ITR, one of the 'Troop Leaders' was a perenially hungover Corporal who's given name was General James...so we had to listen to Corporal General James giving us orders for a few weeks."
Hmmm. . . . if he cleaned up his act he could have left the service as Sergeant-Major General James -- the only sergeant major with two stars on his stripes.