<p>I attended NMMI for 4 yrs (HS). A few things:</p>
<p>There aren’t any 12 year olds. The earliest grade is HS Freshman, and they are still Recruits at Training and can not boss anyone around. Last I heard, HS and college students were being split into different troops. I personally don’t think this is beneficial to the HS or JC students but I know this was implemented (may have gone back to integration…not positive).</p>
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<p>This is exactly correct. This occurs in the military and also the corporate workplace. Get used to it.</p>
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<p>The point made was the opposite. A newly commissioned officer will out rank enlisted men who have far more experience, knowledge, and wisdom than the commissioned officer. </p>
<p>BTW, many of these HS kids have attended military school for 3 to 4 years, and if you, a college freshman, think you are somehow superior to them because you are a year or two older than them, you may find out that you are sadly mistaken.</p>