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What is the highest military rank achieved by a penguin?

Regimental Sergeant Major Nils Olav II, a king penguin, was recently promoted to Colonel in Chief of the Royal Norwegian Guard, an elite unit of Norway's army..

No news about his new duties, but I personally suspect that, if anyone is going to need arctic amphibious assault troops, Norway is going to be the country to watch.

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Date: 2005-08-17 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greenlily.livejournal.com
This is true. Can I metaquote you? :)

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Date: 2005-08-17 09:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xiphias.livejournal.com
Go right ahead.

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Date: 2005-08-17 09:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mattblum.livejournal.com
You left out the part where Nils Olav II actually resides at the zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland. Apparently some people from the Norwegian military visited the zoo some years ago and really liked the penguins, so did the natural thing and gave a couple of them honorary ranks.

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Date: 2005-08-17 09:13 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] navrins
Well, if Lord Midnight can be a Count...

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Date: 2005-08-17 10:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ykats.livejournal.com
Arctic? Penguin? The two don't match :)

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Date: 2005-08-17 10:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xiphias.livejournal.com
I use "arctic" in its lowercase, climatalogical sense, and not its geographic sense.

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Date: 2005-08-18 01:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xiphias.livejournal.com
Well, I can. I've got special training and all.

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Date: 2005-08-18 02:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] copperpoint.livejournal.com
Oh. Well, carry on, then.

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Date: 2005-08-18 02:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marquisedea.livejournal.com
I heart penguins.

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