I've just read about Staff Sgt. Keith âMattâ Maupin, (the only US soldier listed as captured in Iraq) having been promoted in absentia three times since his capture in August 2004.
Obviously, if he is still alive, he's not in an enviable situation, and he deserves everything the Army can give him.
However, I can't help but wonder if this is standard practice in the US Army?
Would it be normal to go from Private to Staff Sergeant in two years?
Are the thousands of missing from the Vietnam War all Generals now?
Full story here:
http://www4.army.mil/news/article.php?story=9394
Obviously, if he is still alive, he's not in an enviable situation, and he deserves everything the Army can give him.
However, I can't help but wonder if this is standard practice in the US Army?
Would it be normal to go from Private to Staff Sergeant in two years?
Are the thousands of missing from the Vietnam War all Generals now?
Full story here:
http://www4.army.mil/news/article.php?story=9394