Disciplining the “scum of the Earth”
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The British Army in the 20th Century
The army is small, and it's basically designed for colonial operations. Men in the early 20s are commanding regiments of anything up to 1,000 men. So they've got those prerequisites in terms of length of service. And then they can just buy their way up super rapidly all the way to the rank of colonel.
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