Comments by "Not shaped for sportive tricks" (@notshapedforsportivetricks2912) on "The Drydock - Episode 246" video.

  1. Usually from the officer who currently held it. It's useful to think of the sale of commissions as a kind of retirement plan. For example, if you purchased a lieutenantcy ( and assuming that there were no wars to thin out the ranks a liitle and let you earn a promotion) , then after about ten years or so you might be able to purchase a captaincy (which naturally cost more). Repeat every 10 years or so and by the time you retire, you might þe a colonel with a nice little nest egg. Of course, some damned frenchman might blow your head off in the low countries while you're still a lieutenant; then bang goes your retirement in Leamington.
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