# Junior officers suddenly in charge of large units

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**Created:** [July 15, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-officers-suddenly-in-charge-of-large-units/1020876 "2025-07-15T14:11:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-officers-suddenly-in-charge-of-large-units/1020876/24 "2025-07-16T02:50:11Z")

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> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> And that was the example I was trying to recall, now posted twice in a row.

Yes, thanks. We had a thread about the unfortunate Cox starting back in 2007, too: [Why did Heinlein report incorrectly about Cox in Starship Troopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-heinlein-report-incorrectly-about-cox-in-starship-troopers/428303)

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