My father was an officer in WWII, and he was only in for the duration. While he was not a Marine (Army Air Corps) I assume the same could have been true for other branches. They made low grade officers, or 90 day wonders as my dad called them, just becasue they needed to fill the ranks quickly, and I don't think they were ever inteneded to be made into career officers. I did no research on this, just working from memory of my father's experience. jon

 
~jon
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