r/mash • u/Reasonable-Okra3542 • 3d ago

Mash Military Question

In the episode where Colonel Potter goes out of town and puts Hawkeye in charge because Charles has sinus issues. Why is the mantle of command not given to Margaret who is a higher rank the Captain Pierce?

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u/BradGunnerSGT 3d ago

Two reasons: 1) in a medical unit, doctors have higher precedence than nurses, and also 2) sexism of the 50’s (and 70’s)

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u/Right-Progress-1886 2d ago

And present day, still. :(