Im OTRS ("Fragen an Wikipedia") bekommen wir ab und zu komische Fragen. Manchmal absurde. Und manchmal kommen mails an, bei denen man nur noch hoffen kann, daß sie von einem Prankster stammen.

Hier im Volltext:

Consider the following scenario: There are 5 men in a room. They are interrogating a civilian. They are: 1. Lieutenant General George McIntyre 2. Major General William Schumann 3. Major General David Henderson 4. Rear Admiral Kirk Armstrong 5. Captain James Lindsay

Question 1 In the course of your conversation (not formal introduction) would you address numbers 1, 2, 3 as simply General McIntyre, General Schumann, General Henderson? Or would you have to differentiate (especially between 1 and 2) and address them fully as Lieutenant General McIntyre and Major General Schumann?

Question 2 In the same scenario as above, Lieutenant General McIntyre is talking about 2 men: Lieutenant McKenzie & Lieutenant-Commander Sutherland. Both are in the Navy. In the course of the conversation could you simply call them both Lieutenant McKenzie & Lieutenant Sutherland or again must you distinguish and use their full ranks when talking about them?

UNRELATED TO THE ABOVE SCENARIO Question 3 Would the Navy allow a Commander to physically lead a mission (i.e. get down and dirty on the 'battlefield')? I was under the impression that high-ranking officers are not generally 'allowed' to go on missions.

Question 4 a. What is the possible youngest age for a person to be a Commander? b. Same question but this time to be a Lieutenant-Commander?