Mackwardt: Moving to a ‘conditions-based’ promotion system for officers
If you haven’t already got your copy, Maj. Albert Mackwardt has a good piece in the new issue of Armor magazine about moving from a time-based promotion system for officers to a "conditions-based" approach. The cav officer argues, correctly I think, that this would allow officers to pursue broadening assignments that would help the Army ...
If you haven't already got your copy, Maj. Albert Mackwardt has a good piece in the new issue of Armor magazine about moving from a time-based promotion system for officers to a "conditions-based" approach. The cav officer argues, correctly I think, that this would allow officers to pursue broadening assignments that would help the Army be more flexible in its handling of future crises.
If you haven’t already got your copy, Maj. Albert Mackwardt has a good piece in the new issue of Armor magazine about moving from a time-based promotion system for officers to a "conditions-based" approach. The cav officer argues, correctly I think, that this would allow officers to pursue broadening assignments that would help the Army be more flexible in its handling of future crises.
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