Air Force. We had something called WAPS. Weighted Airman’s Performance $hit. 5% of all buck Sargents got promoted to Staff Sargent no matter what specialty. WAPS supposedly evened out discriminatory butt kissing in certain fields. Nobody wanted to transfer into being a security policeman. Low morale, enforcing rules and as one said ‘chasing a dogs ass’. 50% of them got promoted one year.
Now a ‘buck’ sergeant is no more. Changed the title to ‘senior airman’. Us young buck Sargents didn’t set a good enough example-true. It’s shit like that. Made me choose to get out after one term.
Today? God help us.
Over the years the Air Force did another Staff giveaway, around 2008 I think; you could tell a lot of people who made Staff Sergeant weren’t ready for the rank in both maturity, and experience.
80’s USAF. The last line in every APR required the social actions line that the airman supports the non-discriminatory goals,etc.
Without that statement, one did not advance or reenlist.
I would assume that requirement still exists and wonder if it has expanded to include the trans/LGBTQism that is the modern goal of our military.