what are your thoughts on carters changes?

2015-03-30T15:03:17-04:00

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/03/30/secdef-promotion/70667178/

Carter: Change promotion and retention rules

The demands of the 21st century may require the military to fundamentally change the way it evaluates, promotes and retains service members, Defense

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 30 at 2015 3:09 PM

2015-03-30T15:09:38-04:00

I read this and just gave up reading the rest....

"Carter also questioned the custom of making all service members start at the bottom ranks. Instead, he said the military should allow well-trained people to begin military service in the middle of their career and grant them an automatic midcareer rank to reflect their civilian experience and skills."

It is hard to type laughing this hard!!!!!

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Mar 30 at 2015 3:15 PM

2015-03-30T15:15:49-04:00

We have most of these things in place already....you join as an Enlisted person with a degree, or finish your degree (and are an upstanding person), there are opportunities to become a Warrant or Commissioned Officer....You bring prior civilian skills/specialties with you, you have an opportunity to enter the service as a PV2/PFC/SPC. There are other ways our Soldiers can separate themselves from their peers for accelerated promotions - competing in Soldier/NCO or the month/quarter/year competitions; volunteer for duty as an Airborne Assignment/Drill Sergeant/Instructor/Recruiter or volunteer (or reenlist for) specialty schools like Ranger School/SFAS/CA Assessment/Observer Controller and etc.

Those of us in the service have a responsibility to find these individuals in our units and single them out, and to challenge them to achieve these things....these advanced promotions are available.