In some countries it is not that all difficult to become a general,
especially in one of our northern neighbours if you know what I
mean... less worthy competition.
Aiya no big deal de lah...
I once went to the house of an army colonel in a country up north.
A few years later (yeap took just a few years) he was eventually
promoted to a 4-star general and became the Chief of Land Forces,
which was in effect the 2nd highest-ranking officer in the whole
country, just behind the Chief of Army (which was also a 4-star
general). He promoted very fast because he was a favourite of the
then strong-man prime minister.
