On the record
Promotion by mere seniority can never result in a thoroughly efficient corps of officers in the higher ranks unless there accompanies it a vigorous weeding-out process.
Source
gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Promotion by mere seniority can never result in a thoroughly efficient corps of officers in the higher ranks unless…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of merit-based promotion in the military to ensure efficiency among officers.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Oct 13, 1912
I want every labor man, every labor leader, every organized union man, to take the lead in denouncing crime or violence.
Other voices in this conversation
