(November 6, 2017 at 6:34 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I've heard that in the military, you need to be working on a promotion all the time. Otherwise they'll boot you out. So if people are staying in, they better be climbing the ranks.
I retired in '89, so this is old news. Back then enlisted men didn't have to advance, they could soldier on at a lower rank, saved the Navy money.
Officers had to retire if they were passed over for promotion three times.