Originally Posted by
PurpleToolBox
I have no sympathy for a bunch of government idiots who force pilots out of the cockpits as they make rank. The Chair Force creates their own problems.
It isn't just the AF. Outside of army WO's/CWO's, this is a problem that permeates every part of the officer side of military aviation. If you're an O1-O6, the "up or out" system is an endless goat circus of flying, staff tours, deployments, war college/grad school and more staff tour rotations. It is what it is, and it isn't unique to any one branch.