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 | | Up to December 1942, the grades of colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major in the Nurse Corps were not authorized as a general rule, although exception had been made in the cases of the superintendent and her chief assistant, who had been granted the grade of colonel and lieutenant colonel, respectively. |
 | | In this effort, The Surgeon General, besides invoking justice for these highly trained officers, was endeavoring to correct a situation which, he stated, would inevitably result in hard feelings toward the Army in the future on the part of individuals whose work was not rewarded. |
 | | Undoubtedly, many of those concerned wielded considerable influence in the medical profession, and he may have feared the effects of their criticism based on the Medical Department’s failure to obtain promotions for them. |
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