Originally Posted by Unregistered

progression wise, its quite traditional in the sense that if theres no empty slot above you, you will probably be stuck. for DXOs at least. the 'good' thing is, MINDEF isnt a condusive place for work, the amount of **** is increasing exponentially due to slower budget growth and lack of manpower. its a norm for us to work 1.5 jobs plus 'special' projects. ranking is based on these projects rather than your primary jobs.

skills wise yes. but to specialised areas such as defence industries. ST Eng, Aerospace, Logistics etc. also applicable to some stat boards, eg LTA, SMRT ( private, but we all know better).