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Reverend Love
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Just like every other job. The military again crunches the numbers. Magically pulls a figure from the aether and inputs this into one huge manning database which MEPS (inducts and swears in volunteers), base paper pushers, and Majcoms all access. These various organizations look at the same database so when someone decides they'd like to swap jobs or a new guy is asking what jobs are available they can view the needs of their particular force. Each unit can update the database when a slot is filled to try and avoid over manning in particular fields (still happens though).
Because manning is based on the force's needs and not your wants/qualifications you'll get officers with degrees in information managment managing dining halls or a vehicle yard. Makes no sense unless the big picture is viewed.
Spidey your quite right in your assumption that if someone wants job X and that job is filled, they've got to wait until either someone dies or retires. The Guards and Reserves are notorious for this. You get 50 some year old E-5 (low rank) pukes who are complete wastes of space taking up fun jobs. Not because they're good, they suck. It's because they've been in for 30 damn years and have won promotions and positions through simple attrition.
Because manning is based on the force's needs and not your wants/qualifications you'll get officers with degrees in information managment managing dining halls or a vehicle yard. Makes no sense unless the big picture is viewed.
Spidey your quite right in your assumption that if someone wants job X and that job is filled, they've got to wait until either someone dies or retires. The Guards and Reserves are notorious for this. You get 50 some year old E-5 (low rank) pukes who are complete wastes of space taking up fun jobs. Not because they're good, they suck. It's because they've been in for 30 damn years and have won promotions and positions through simple attrition.
