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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Congrats to you first!  Good job for progressing so quickly
That said, how will this new system factor in the scholars though? Didn't they already have an accelerated progression in the old system? Does this mean the new system further accelerates progression? How will this compare to the non-scholars? Will fairness be ensured among all officers? |
This is my opinion and my own observations.
Scholars and those on special programmes are already in a special lane of their own. Even within those special lanes, they compete with each other, i.e some can progress faster than others ala cream of the crop or have different end points, e.g. PS vs DS vs Director. Some may even drop out of the programmes at some point into the general population.
The "new system" I'm referring to applies more to the general population of officers. Time norms can be frustrating for the more capable officers (think Japanese hierarchy)and eventually leads to more less-capable people at the top. So I think this move is probably for the best in trying to retain your best folks in the general population.