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Carter revamps ‘up-or-out’ promotion policy

By Jamie McIntyre

Published June 9, 2016 5:13pm ET

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Carter revamps ‘up-or-out’ promotion policy — Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to roll out the plans Thursday, marking the third — and most groundbreaking — installment in his campaign to modernize the military's antiquated bureaucracy. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) | Cliff Owen

Unveiling what he called “the most consequential changes to our officer promotion system in over 30 years,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced policies that will revamp the current advancement system known as “up-or-out.”

“Up-or-out is not broken. In fact, it’s an essential and highly successful system,” Carter said in a Pentagon speech Thursday. “But it’s also not perfect.”

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