I wouldn’t say there is title inflation as much as command inflation. The services fight over how many commands they have. This controls how many officers the

I wouldn’t say there is title inflation as much as command inflation. The services fight over how many commands they have. This controls how many officers they can promote and how much budget they can request. Like other government agencies, the goal is the expansion of the bureaucracy’s influence and power. This is indirectly correlated to the number of commands. Although I’m not a fan of the current batch of senior leadership based upon my experience in the Navy and further illustrated by the evidence uncovered in the article, I wouldn’t say the people who are Admirals haven’t worked their way up to that title. The military is definitely top heavy due to the pension system, but not, in my opinion, due to title inflation as you would think of it in the civilian world.