Maximum time in grade
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Maximum time in grade in a military force is the longest amount of time that an officer or enlisted man is allowed to remain in the service without being promoted. If the soldier
has not been promoted by the time he reaches MTIG, he is discharged from the service. In this day and age, a recruit may enter the service at 17 years old and stay in service until age 65, for a total of 48 years of service. The record holder for the longest enlisted service is Chief Torpedoeman Harry S. Morris, who entered the U.S. Navy at age 13 as an apprentice boy, and served for 55 years of continuous service, a record that cannot be surpassed under current regulations. Morris was the last living apprentice boy entitled to wear the apprentice "knot" on his uniform, and he was the founder and chairman of the "Great White Fleet Association" which held annual reunion dinners to commemorate the cruise at the U. S. Grant Hotel
in downtown San Diego.
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
has not been promoted by the time he reaches MTIG, he is discharged from the service. In this day and age, a recruit may enter the service at 17 years old and stay in service until age 65, for a total of 48 years of service. The record holder for the longest enlisted service is Chief Torpedoeman Harry S. Morris, who entered the U.S. Navy at age 13 as an apprentice boy, and served for 55 years of continuous service, a record that cannot be surpassed under current regulations. Morris was the last living apprentice boy entitled to wear the apprentice "knot" on his uniform, and he was the founder and chairman of the "Great White Fleet Association" which held annual reunion dinners to commemorate the cruise at the U. S. Grant Hotel
U. S. Grant Hotel
The U.S. Grant Hotel is a historic hotel in downtown San Diego, California. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is 11 stories high and has 270 guest rooms in addition to meeting rooms and a ballroom.-History:...
in downtown San Diego.