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Post #641 by Ashton 7/2/01 5:28:48 AM Reply	General question Why is a Lieutenant General a higher rank than a Major General ? Sheesh.. Ashton whose mil. school career concluded with 3 possible appointments to West Point; declined.. I mean if they don't even know about lts. VS majors.
Post #672 by CrisR 7/2/01 12:49:00 PM Reply	Because they have bigger guns? :-)
Post #700 by qstephens 7/2/01 5:03:19 PM Reply	Re: General question I'm guessing here, but it's probably two completely different meanings of the word 'Lieutenant', one being a rank, the other meaning assistant or deputy, as in Lord Lieutenant of a county, who is the Queen's representative when she does not attend an event, and her assistant when she does. qts
Post #820 by addison 7/3/01 9:45:31 PM Reply	For pete's sake. Google, and straightdope. And THEN if you don't find the answer........ :) [link\|http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_325a.html\|[link\|http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_325a.html\|http://www.straight...a3_325a.html]] Addison
Post #828 by CRConrad 7/4/01 5:07:49 AM Reply	Yeah, but... ...doesn't that rather kill the joke? Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Knows Fucking Everything About Killing Jokes
Post #830 by pwhysall 7/4/01 7:42:29 AM Reply	Oi. Leave me out of this. :) -- Peter Shill For Hire

General question - (Ashton) - (5) - July 2, 2001, 05:28:48 AM EDT

Because they have bigger guns? :-) -NT - (CrisR) - July 2, 2001, 12:49:00 PM EDT

Re: General question - (qstephens) - July 2, 2001, 05:03:19 PM EDT

For pete's sake. - (addison) - (2) - July 3, 2001, 09:45:31 PM EDT

Yeah, but... - (CRConrad) - July 4, 2001, 05:07:49 AM EDT

Oi. - (pwhysall) - July 4, 2001, 07:42:29 AM EDT

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