Hullo, time for the Most Retarded Question Ever...

[themeletor]

Major brainfart over here, liek whoah. So, humor me if you please, and...

can a lieutenant have seniority aboard a ship yet still be younger than his junior officer(s)? not saying he's at the top of the ladder, just... a few rungs up. and fragmentationally (oh that is SO a word; shut up) younger than ... the rungs beneath him.

Ee?

Comments

[melusina]

The way I understand it, a midshipman is an officer who hasn't passed the lieutenant's exam. So if someone was very clever and able, he might pass it and become a lieutenant before other midshipman who were older, but having more difficulties with the exam. . .

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

thank you. that's just what was lurking waiting to smack me on the head...

*phew* I shall wait to kick myself until after writing.