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Silicon Valley Executives Join the Army as Officers. The men will get to skip the usual process of taking a Direct Commissioning Course and won’t need to complete the Army Fitness Test. (gizmodo.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Not generally given, bought. You used to buy your commission in the military, and yes it went exactly as you'd think buying merit goes.