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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (52009)	1/30/2006 3:30:03 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

Too many chiefs and not enough indians? DJ Rising US Army Promotion Rate Called Ominous - Paper NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Struggling to retain enough officers to lead its forces, the Army has begun to dramatically increase the number of soldiers it promotes, raising fears within the service that wartime strains are diluting the quality of the officer corps, The Los Angeles Times reported over the weekend. Last year, the Army promoted 97% of all eligible captains to the rank of major, Pentagon data show. That was up from a historical average of 70% to 80%. The service also promoted 86% of eligible majors to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2005, up from the historical average of 65% to 75%. "The problem here is that you're not knocking off the bottom 20%," said a high-ranking Army officer at the Pentagon. "Basically, if you haven't been court-martialed, you're going to be promoted to major." The officer spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the issue, the Times reported. (END) Dow Jones Newswires