Posted on Apr 10, 2015
The "glass ceiling" Easier to break in the cilvilian world or military?
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SFC Michael Hasbun
Nutshell, to a degree. Some MOS's you just won't get promoted beyond a certain point no matter how well you do.
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Sir, with all due respect I think that is more on the officer's side that on enlisted. But again it is a very personal opinion as I can not ascertain all facts for this. Too many different cases, but at simple view throughout my career in 2 branches as enlisted, my opinion is that officers from 01 to 03 seems automatic, and very timed. While enlisted very individual based, and at times people that should have been flagged for HT/WT standards are still ahead and promoted first.
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Capt Richard I P.
I think we all know examples of people at all ranks who were promoted but who shouldnt have been, and people who haven't been but should have. I doubt that would happen to the same degree for any employer other than the government.
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The glass ceiling is easier to break n the military world by far - and has been broken over and over. President Truman's integration of the Armed Forces in 1948 put the military ahead of the civilian world when it came to advancements in civil rights. Is the military perfect - in no way and at times the system we have can be flawed but the opportunity for advancement, training, promotion, and recognition in our community far surpasses the civilian world.
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Generally speaking, the military is more of a meritocracy.
That is not to say there are not 'politics' involved, just the politics are different.
'If' you can fill the 'correct' billets the sky is the limit in the military. I anticipate we will see a female Head of Service or a female Senior Enlisted Adviser within the next 20 years.
'Restricted' billets prevented a lot of that. Public law prevented a lot of that. Both of those have changed dramatically since OIF/OEF.
That is not to say there are not 'politics' involved, just the politics are different.
'If' you can fill the 'correct' billets the sky is the limit in the military. I anticipate we will see a female Head of Service or a female Senior Enlisted Adviser within the next 20 years.
'Restricted' billets prevented a lot of that. Public law prevented a lot of that. Both of those have changed dramatically since OIF/OEF.
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