Marine Corps Bulldog Chesty Got Promoted to Corporal, Is Good Boy

The U.S. Marine Corps' top dog (in the literal sense) has been promoted to the rank of corporal following a ceremony in Washington on Friday.

Gen. James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, promoted Chesty XIV from lance corporal. Amos told onlookers that Chesty had "grown into the job in more ways than one," The Wall Street Journal reported, likely a backhanded compliment referring to the bulldog's recent purported weight gain. Read more...

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