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Cut out some high ranking field officers, don't have to pay out their pensions, and make room for lower ranking officers to move up without risking new blood en
by moron4hire 5y ago
Cut out some high ranking field officers, don't have to pay out their pensions, and make room for lower ranking officers to move up without risking new blood entering the admiralty that might question why everyone is running short staffed and not training enough? Sounds like a huge win.
- QuarterReptile 5y ago>don't have to pay out their pensions Doubtful: this CO will be swapped out, first likely by his boss, then by someone else in the CO pipeline. This CO will go to a shore-based job and will undoubtedly keep his pension. You could argue that this relieved CO is the one getting a good deal, but that is to deny the significance of professional pride (the significance of which is supported by the rarity of these events.) The rest of this comment feels like speculation by someone with no insight into the process for billeting major submarine commands.