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Subject: Re: Admiral Hopper
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Date: Tue, 1-Sep-87 13:06:47 EDT
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in article <2317@zeus.TEK.COM>, dant@tekla.TEK.COM (Dan Tilque;1893;92-789;LP=A;60HC) says:
> Xref: wright comp.lang.ada:462 comp.lang.c:3123 comp.lang.misc:518
> 
> 
> At retirement, it's common (in fact, policy) for the military to
		      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> give officers an extra promotion.  So it's quite likely that
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

		This is arrant nonsense! 

> Hopper retired as an O-8 Rear Admiral, Upper Half.  However, she
> may have needed approval by a Congressional Committee to get the
> promotion (I'm not sure if retirement promotions need the approval
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

		Not surprising, since there is no such thing.

> 
> As far as I can tell, retirement promotions are mainly to give the
> retiree more retirement pay.  Your tax dollars at work, ladies and
> gentlemen.

	Could you give an example of one these beasts since you're
so convinced they exist?

> 
> Now what this has to do with computers, I don't know.  
>					  
	Neither do I, but it sure is fun.....



J. Holbach
Disclaimer: But I don't even *like* the Navy.