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Re: Lieutenant (was Re: Who is near Redmond?)
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:18:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Felipe Coury writes:
> Mark,
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> > ~1st Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head
> I have a modest english understanding but never figured out where the
> Lieutenant word came from. It doesn't looks like an english word, is that
> so?
I'm not Mark, but I'll still answer the question.
It's from middle french, dating to around the 14th century.
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> And more: what is the current army hierarchy from soldier to ...?
Well, his old rank, Grand Admiral, would've been Navy. However, the US Navy
doesn't have a rank of 1st Lieutenant, so I guess whatever military Muffin
Head is a member of is an amalgam of rank structure. There's lots of nifty
rank information at this site:
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/
Adrian
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| Mark, (...) I have a modest english understanding but never figured out where the Lieutenant word came from. It doesn't looks like an english word, is that so? And more: what is the current army hierarchy from soldier to ...? Thanks in advance! (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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