So... he seems to be on a ‘fast track’ to promotions, since usual Time In Grade from 0-1 to O-2 is 18 months and this guy has been in only 12 months.
Maybe ‘Ring Knockers’, even Communist ones who hate the USA, are on a different schedule from regular OCS / ROTC officers.
He had served as an enlisted man before being admitted to USMA. That doesn’t explain how he got there in the first place but it may explain his quick promotion.
Let’s hope this Rapone clown isn’t following in the footsteps of Lee Harvey Oswald who harangued his fellow Marines with his communist beliefs when he was in the Corps.
Odds are, he’s identified for promotion now (it’s pretty much automatic if he isn’t flagged), but won’t actually get promoted for another 6 months.
He was commissioned in June of 16 and West Point cadets have priority over all over commissions so he is actually right on track as a normal promotion.