{"id":25026,"date":"2018-01-25T19:54:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T19:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:32:39","slug":"congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Lawmakers are taking another look at possible changes to the military\u2019s \u201cup-or-out\u201d rules for officer promotions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea has been widely discussed in the Pentagon and Congress in recent years, but likely would not amount to a full overhaul of promotions process, according to lawmakers who discussed the policy during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, military officials and congressional staffers are looking at targeted changes to the system \u2014 things like increased waiver authorities or exemptions for certain career paths \u2014 in an effort to modernize aspects of military recruiting and retention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s system largely serves its intended purpose,\u201d said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee\u2019s personnel panel. \u201cBut a personnel system is not an end to itself. It must achieve desired objectives to increase the lethality and effectiveness of the force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any changes to the nearly 40-year-old Defense Officer Personnel Management Act could have dramatic effects on military culture and careers, where promotions are mainly based on seniority and general experience instead of specific subject-matter expertise. Individuals who aren\u2019t selected for career advancement on a rigid timeline are pushed out of the ranks completely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon leaders have lamented that the rules hurt retention of some valuable mid-career officers whose specific skill sets make them ineligible for promotion but invaluable for specific missions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also prevent bringing in experts to tackle specific challenges \u2014 issues like cybersecurity \u2014 because individuals don\u2019t have the requisite time in service to step into senior leadership roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s force is constantly engaged in ways never predicted during the Cold War,\u201d Tillis said. \u201cRepeated overseas combat deployments strengthened more traditional warfighting career fields, while at the same time new military domains require entirely different officer skill sets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, proposals from the Pentagon for reforms to the current system have stalled out on Capitol Hill in recent years. Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"\/TEMP-LINK-TEMP\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\">Force of the Future<\/a>\u201d proposals, which included changes to how promotions and recruiting authorities, were mostly rejected by lawmakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military officials at Wednesday\u2019s hearing said they are open to more flexibility with the promotion rules, but warned against a wholesale overhaul of the current system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso, deputy chief of manpower for the Air Force, said service officials have already implemented a new officer performance management system designed to produce a more \u201cthoughtful\u201d promotions process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials created a new Office of Talent Optimization last year with a similar goal of better linking officer skills with job assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands called the current system \u201ca framework that is effective for an Army of interchangeable parts,\u201d but said he would like to see more opportunities managing key skills within officer grades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gen. Michael Rocco, deputy commandant for Marine Corps manpower and reserve affairs, said any changes must keep in mind the fundamental cultural needs of the services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cThe Marine Corps depends on our foundational schools, training and (tours) to increase skills and infuse our ethos and warrior culture,\u201d he told the panel. \u201cAny guidance to bypass these \u2026 would be a significant change in Marine Corps officer management philosophy and should be approached carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers have not offered any specific changes yet. But the hearing was designed to revive debate on the topic again ahead of the committee\u2019s upcoming work on the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill, which annually includes a host of budget and policy priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":52793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":62,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,81,12,26,15,62,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3222],"class_list":["post-25026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-military-retirement","category-news","category-newsletters","category-pay-benefits","category-pentagon-congress","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"ASJ7W3BF7ZCUXDBVF5LOE2VU6Q","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-25T19:54:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T02:32:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Leo Shane III\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Leo Shane III\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2018-01-25T19:54:40+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T02:32:39+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 582,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/4040425.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Military Retirement\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Pay &amp; Benefits\",\n\t                \"Pentagon &amp; Congress\",\n\t                \"Your Navy\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/4040425.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2018-01-25T19:54:40+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T02:32:39+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/4040425.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/4040425.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/25\\\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"News\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"news\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Pentagon &amp; Congress\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/pentagon-congress\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"pentagon-congress\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 4,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress - Navy Times","description":"Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress","og_description":"Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2018-01-25T19:54:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T02:32:39+00:00","author":"Leo Shane III","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Leo Shane III","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress","datePublished":"2018-01-25T19:54:40+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T02:32:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/"},"wordCount":582,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4040425.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Military Retirement","News","Newsletters","Pay &amp; Benefits","Pentagon &amp; Congress","Your Navy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/","name":"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4040425.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2018-01-25T19:54:40+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T02:32:39+00:00","description":"Changes under consideration would have a big impact on military culture and careers.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4040425.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4040425.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/25\/congress-again-weighing-changes-to-militarys-officer-promotion-rules\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/","ad_zone":"news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Pentagon &amp; Congress","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/","ad_zone":"pentagon-congress"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Up-or-out rules get new scrutiny from Congress"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4040425.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25031,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25026\/revisions\/25031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25026"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=25026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}