tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8240376949968152756..comments2024-03-28T17:11:08.234-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Secretary Hagel: Credit where credit is duePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80772828592897815032013-04-24T21:48:02.408-05:002013-04-24T21:48:02.408-05:00The unintended consequence of the "up or out&...The unintended consequence of the "up or out" policy is that you end up pushing people directly into the "peter principal" zone.<br /><br />Also, humans have a personal "success level" that limits them. I suspect that promoting someone beyond this line will cause them to fail, sometimes spectacularly.<br /><br />I'm unsure if the two factors are connected.<br /><br />Seems like the services (and to some extent the civilian side) expect everyone to aspire to be the top commander, and any time someone declines a promotion of some sort, decide that they are unworthy of remaining with the organization. <br />The mindset that drives this sort of perspective may be counter to the organization's best results.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90217452213575092192013-04-23T09:26:57.225-05:002013-04-23T09:26:57.225-05:00Some of the "bloat" in ranks must be due...Some of the "bloat" in ranks must be due to the "up or out" policies of the services. If a bunch of good Wing Commanders are approaching their time limits, and there are not nearly enough higher-level jobs to promote them into, what do you do? Promote them where they are, or lose them.There are a lot of hard decisions to be made. Let's hope they are made with thought and care.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22415358422216918552013-04-22T15:07:33.903-05:002013-04-22T15:07:33.903-05:00Oddly enough, my thoughts came from balancing the ...Oddly enough, my thoughts came from balancing the family budget when one salary was suddenly removed. I had hoped that someone would see something that we as family budgeters have to live with: "... recognize the opportunities inherent in budget constraints ..."<br />The Military is not quite the family budget, but the bottom line is actually the same, when the money is gone, the money is gone. We have to become creative and prudent on how we spend the rest. <br />So far, so good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17811594261140717202013-04-22T14:56:24.952-05:002013-04-22T14:56:24.952-05:00Good riddance to that POS medal... And I will watc...Good riddance to that POS medal... And I will watch with interest his attempts to knock some command ranks back...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46983881870174047282013-04-22T12:16:15.819-05:002013-04-22T12:16:15.819-05:00I agree that his performance - so far - is better ...I agree that his performance - so far - is better than expected. Let's hope it stays that way.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com