I don't really understand how this is news -- not because of the date of publication, but because this is basically just a gimmicky HR stunt being pulled by the

I don't really understand how this is news -- not because of the date of publication, but because this is basically just a gimmicky HR stunt being pulled by the Army to increase retention. They're telling PsyOps soldiers, hey you're so special that we're going to promote a big chunk of you so you can have higher status in the Army. The Marine Corps has done this a few times in recent years with the HUMINT community; it's a kind of intuitive thing to do when you have an MOS community with relatively low numbers, a selective and long training pipeline, and worse-than-expected retention. I'm sure they're giving out great reenlistment bonuses too. What totally bewilders me is why the HN community thinks this is interesting and upvoting it.