PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> He's 20-something and so-far untried and untested but Kim Jong-un is now officially North Korea's supreme commander of its armed forces.<br/> State broadcaster KRT announced the news on Saturday.<br/> SOUNDBITE: KRT news reader saying (Korean):<br/> "We proclaimed the dear comrade Kim Jong-un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, as the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army according to a will made by our great leader Kim Jong-il on October 8, 2011."<br/> The appointment shows official approval of Kim's control of one of the world's most powerful armed forces.<br/> It also suggests consolidation of his power could be quicker than some observers had expected.<br/> Footage recently aired by state TV has shown Kim flanked or followed by the North's top military officers and a coterie of leaders during mourning ceremonies for his father.<br/> Paul Chapman, Reuters
