You got it perfectly. It is a Swedish Captain. Although easily mistaken by an American as an Lieutenant General.RangerJoe wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 4:34 pmIf that is an American rank, that is either a Lieutenant General or a Vice Admiral. Since the background is green, that probably is not a US Navy admiral.Orm wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 4:24 pm Ranger Joe. What rank has an officer that has this on his uniform?
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Imagine a Swedish DAT Captain as an official guest on a US tank training centre. And they were given the order to "give him the respect, and courtesy, of his rank as he deserves". The Captain, after a while, discovered that they thought he was an General and that he was treated as such. The Captain thought it was rather harmless, and a bit of a laugh. But then he was asked if he wanted to ride along in a tank, and he answered that he would like to drive one of them. The DAT Captain then tried that tank to see its limits in an obstacle course. No harm done except the shock of seeing the tank handled like that.
Story told over a beer, or two. So take it for what it is. A silly story.
The point is that some tankers want to try out their equipment. Maybe they are just bored, and want a laugh. Even though they are skilled, and mostly behave responsibly.
; Julia Child
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