Air Force Wrongly Criticized for 100% Promotion Rate
The US Air Force recently declared it would promote 100% of its eligible Captains to the rank of Major. This differs from past practice in which an otherwise qualified officer might not be promoted only because of an administrative limitation on personnel, not any issue of merit. A failure to promote to the rank of Major is essentially career-ending.
The decision is being criticized in some circles for the alleged reduction in standards being used to fill a gap in recruiting and retention.
Irony abounds.
First, there isn’t a recruiting and retention crisis. Just ask any LGBT activist, as they Read more