Should civilians be allowed to lateral entry into high ranking officer positions? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-civilians-be-allowed-to-lateral-entry-into-high-ranking-officer-positions <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As part of the future force, Ash Carter has recommended exploring lateral entries of life long civilians into positions as high as O6. <br /><br />Discuss.<br /><br />For all positions save doctors and lawyers, I disagree. Vehemently. Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:35:17 -0400 Should civilians be allowed to lateral entry into high ranking officer positions? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-civilians-be-allowed-to-lateral-entry-into-high-ranking-officer-positions <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As part of the future force, Ash Carter has recommended exploring lateral entries of life long civilians into positions as high as O6. <br /><br />Discuss.<br /><br />For all positions save doctors and lawyers, I disagree. Vehemently. LTC Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:35:17 -0400 2016-06-19T17:35:17-04:00 2016-06-19T17:35:17-04:00