Shaffer
01-03-03, 09:57 AM
The second in command at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis is one of five
Marine colonels nominated for promotion to brigadier general, the Department
of Defense announced yesterday.
Col. John R. Allen, who as commandant of the academy performs duties similar
to a college dean, is likely to take his new rank in six months to a year,
after confirmation by Congress.
Allen said he was "honored and deeply humbled" by the promotion.
The jump from colonel to brigadier general is the most difficult in the
military. Of 241 Marine colonels eligible for the promotion, only five were
nominated by a promotion board composed of nine generals.
Marine colonels nominated for promotion to brigadier general, the Department
of Defense announced yesterday.
Col. John R. Allen, who as commandant of the academy performs duties similar
to a college dean, is likely to take his new rank in six months to a year,
after confirmation by Congress.
Allen said he was "honored and deeply humbled" by the promotion.
The jump from colonel to brigadier general is the most difficult in the
military. Of 241 Marine colonels eligible for the promotion, only five were
nominated by a promotion board composed of nine generals.