Saw this in my TechRepublic "Geek Trivia" email so I thought I would share it with you..

"What is the rank and branch of service for Bugs Bunny - the sole cartoon character ever bestowed an official position in the U. S. military?"


I'll post the answer and explanation next week. (or before if somebody guesses correctly)

Ok I will take a wild guess...was he a Master Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps or something along those lines?? lol

Correct Kyle."Bugs Bunny is currently listed as an honorably discharged Master Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He was awarded an honorary enlistment in the USMC following his appearance in the 1943 animated short Super-Rabbit."

(Was it truly a wild guess or did you go find the article on TechRepublic?)

"In that cartoon, Bugs is a test animal for a new strain of super-carrots, which bestow him with powers reminiscent of Superman — in a direct riff of the 1940s Fleischer Superman cartoons. With his newfound abilities, Bugs sets out to defeat Cottontail Smith, the most feared rabbit hunter in all of Texas. Unfortunately, Bugs allows the super-carrots to fall into Smith’s hands. With the now-mortal rabbit staring down a super-powered hunter (and his super-powered horse, too), Bugs flees into a phone booth declaring, “This looks like a job for a real Superman!”

Bugs emerges in full U.S. Marine dress uniform, singing the Marine Hymn. He pauses the refrain long enough to inform Cottontail Smith that he “can’t play with you anymore. I got some important work to do.” Bugs then marches into the distance, following a sign that directs him to “Berlin, Tokyo and points East.” In 1943, the implication is clear: Bugs is entering the Allied fight against the Axis powers.

The Marines were so honored by Bugs’ intimation that a Marine was more superman than Superman — and also were cognizant of the great public relations and recruitment opportunity that Super-Rabbit presented them — that they issued an honorary enlistment order for one Private Bugs Bunny. The Marines even went so far as to issue Bugs his own dog tags. Through the course of World War II, Bugs was regularly promoted following minimum time in grade standards until he attained the rank of Master Sergeant, the second-highest enlisted rank in the USMC. Bugs was then honorably discharged and is still listed as a former Marine."

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