Dear Newton,
I think there should definately be a rank for kitties in the Army! Of course every kitty is POTTH (President of Their House) and therefore "top cat". You have the most important job of being a friend to someone we all respect and who's service we appreciate. I may not understand much about hoomans but I do know what your dad does makes us all safe (even the dawgs ) and that's an honorable thing.
I know how much your dad loves you and how hard it is to get a good pic of us blackies. We are magical and just a blink of an eye and we disappear into a big black blob!
Concats on your COTD award and thank your dad for me and my meowmie.
Yours in silkie blackness,
Calvin