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Originally Posted by goof2
I doubt it was sensationalism. If anything I see it as "inside baseball". The first paragraph of the article also states "Such a letter normally would prevent career advancement". I have seen the phrase "up or out" associated with officers in the military. He isn't loosing his job tomorrow, but everyone knows his career is effectively over.
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Agreed, I see it as a reporter asks a military source, military source says "his career is over," reporter repeats "his career is over." Letters of reprimand for officers are very commonly referred to as "career ending" among servicemembers.
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This was no time for half measures. He was a captain, godsdammit. An officer.
Things like this didn't present a problem for an officer. Officers had a tried and
tested way of solving problems like this. It was called a sergeant.
-Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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