Teddy Roosevelt: “Promotion must be fostered if the service is to be kept efficient.”

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Promotion must be fostered if the service is to be kept efficient.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the necessity of promoting officers to ensure the efficiency of the naval service.

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