Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Admirals?

[AFTT47]

In the US, (at least during the period of 1985-1995 which was when I was in) there was a disparity between the services as far as ease of attaining rank among the enlisted corps. In the Air Force, E6 (Tech Sergeant) was the one which was difficult to crack. I think in the Army, it was E7. There was also the perception amongs us flyboys that although rank was made easier in the Army, it was easier lost through misbehavior too. We used to talk about Army stripes being held in place with velcro rather than needle and thread because it changed so often.

I don't know how accurate that perception was. I think we all respected each other but there was a definite rivalry between the services which clouded our perception of each other.