Army Vietnam
What would be a proper army rank for someone who first served in the Vietnam War?
I need the info for a novel I'm writing.
More specifically, he regularly served since in both peace and wartime.
If there are any more specifics that would help an accurate answer, I'll be happy to supply them.
He would be at least a Major General or a Vice Admiral, or if he was enlisted he could be a Sergeant Major, Master Gunnery Sergeant (Marines), Master Chief Petty Officer or Chief Warrant Officer. Contrary to some belief, there is not an absolute requirement to retire at 30 years service, and I have served with Master Chief Petty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers who have elected to remain on active duty until mandatory retirement age, which is 62. Beyond 30 years in the Navy, Master Chiefs and CWOs only have to transfer if they wish to; one Master Chief I served with was Master Chief Quartermaster on the U.S.S. America for 12 years. And RADM Grace Hopper retired from the Navy Reserves at age 79 (she had an Act of Congress to extend her beyond 62). If he was 61 now, he would only have been 35 at the end of the Viet Nam war, which would have made him a mid-grade NCO or officer that point. There are certainly flag officers on active duty in the Navy that served in Viet Nam.
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