Maybe. But why has he continued to allow you to believe you owe him an officer's sword all these years? He's not an officer (he didn't "make it" as an officer) and those things aren't cheap.
“But why has he continued to allow you to believe you owe him an officer’s sword all these years? He’s not an officer (he didn’t “make it” as an officer) and those things aren’t cheap.”
All I know is that he has been promoted. I asked a simple question hoping to understand the situation.