A thinkpiece by an Air Force major proposing to eliminate ranks in the US armed forces:
http://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/co ... ic-change/
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Onslow123 wrote:The idea reminds me of Swedish Armed Forces with reintroduced senior NCO-s (after 2009), where OR-9 is senior to OF-3 etc. It also reminds me of Singaporean Military Domain Experts Scheme, Wikipedia says, that it is a contiguous rank structure, with continual advancements from ME1 to senior ME ranks for outstanding performers.
jrichardn2 wrote:I wish Major Deibler had at least sketched out what he was thinking about. But some of his examples suggest he may have been talking, in part, about breaking down the distinction between Officers and Other Ranks - rather than abolishing ranks altogether.
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