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JustABozoOnThisBus

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5. I think we mostly called the chaplain "Padre", ignoring the captain bars.

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 02:02 PM

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Also, we dealt with investigators from Army C.I.D. They didn't usually wear rank insignia, and we called them "Mister" (never saw a female investigator, dunno if they existed in the mid '60's)

So, not all were addressed by rank.

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