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Would she be an awfully young person to be a rear admiral? I'm asking out of ignorance, but I have always thought of admirals as having lots of experience and consequently being of a good age. Have I just seen one too many Star Trek movies? [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 03:39, 26 August 2010 (UTC) | Would she be an awfully young person to be a rear admiral? I'm asking out of ignorance, but I have always thought of admirals as having lots of experience and consequently being of a good age. Have I just seen one too many Star Trek movies? [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 03:39, 26 August 2010 (UTC) | ||
:Assuming she was 21 when she graduated from the Naval Academy, she'd have been born in 1961. A one-star admiral at 49 doesn't seem too extraordinary, although she certainly was fast-tracked. I still am hunting for a better biography, as I'd expect her to have attended one of the War Colleges or a civilian equivalent. Military Assistant to a senior civilian or a four-star is a typical pre-admiral assignment. The J-5 job is also "career enhancing". | |||
:By comparison, David Petraeus, who has had a couple of four-star tours, was born in 1952.[[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 04:08, 26 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
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Would she be an awfully young person to be a rear admiral? I'm asking out of ignorance, but I have always thought of admirals as having lots of experience and consequently being of a good age. Have I just seen one too many Star Trek movies? Aleta Curry 03:39, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
- Assuming she was 21 when she graduated from the Naval Academy, she'd have been born in 1961. A one-star admiral at 49 doesn't seem too extraordinary, although she certainly was fast-tracked. I still am hunting for a better biography, as I'd expect her to have attended one of the War Colleges or a civilian equivalent. Military Assistant to a senior civilian or a four-star is a typical pre-admiral assignment. The J-5 job is also "career enhancing".
- By comparison, David Petraeus, who has had a couple of four-star tours, was born in 1952.Howard C. Berkowitz 04:08, 26 August 2010 (UTC)