The Below the Zone Promotion System

Abstract

The Below The Zone (BZ) Promotion System is currently being studied by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel with a view toward requiring future promotion boards to select the maximum percentage of BZ officers at each field grade promotion point. This essay investigates the history of BZ promotions and the impact of varying BZ promotion policy. The essay examines information which is known about the system and cautions against its use as a management tool when apparently little information is available regarding the system's impact. The BZ system affects few people directly, but indirectly affects the entire Officer Corps. For this reason, the BZ system should only be changed when it is obvious from thorough study that a change is required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180153

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Hicks Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Classification
  • Education
  • Field Grade Officers
  • General Officers
  • Instructors
  • Management Personnel
  • Officer Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • War
  • War Colleges

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