Marine Officer Promotions: Incentivizing and Retaining Top Performers
Abstract
The United States Marine Corps prides itself on having a professional and highly capable officer corps. Promotion of these officers through the ranks is largely determined by the amount of time a Marine spends at each grade, known as time in grade. Current promotion trends indicate that time in grade represents the single greatest factor in determining officer promotion eligibility, and unlike the enlisted ranks, the performance of officers within the ranks of captain through lieutenant colonel has little bearing on their promotion timeline. To diminish this disparity, the Marine Corps should place additional emphasis on performance criteria within field grade promotion boards in order to incentivize its officers to excel and to prevent its most competent officers from leaving active service.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 20, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA508027
Entities
People
- Michael J. Lorino
Organizations
- Marine Corps University