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BTW...education had little if anything to do with one attaining rank when Senator Kennedy was in the Army. At that time rank was attained differently than it is now...and there were three ranks of private...E-1...E-2 (which was automatic) and E-3 (which was a Private 1st Class) and I suspect that if he came out as a private it would have been as a Private 1st Class...which would not have been particularly unusual on a two year enlistment. In addition at that time he would not have had to have a college degree to qualify to attend OCS...but if he would have applied and if he would have graduated and been commissioned he would have had an obligation to serve beyond his two year enlistment which many did not want to do...so they never made an effort to become officers.
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