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  2. Social promotion - Wikipedia

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    The opposite of social promotion is merit-based promotion, where students advance only after demonstrating mastery of the necessary material. This could involve either moving to the next grade or advancing to a higher-level course in the same subject. In grade-based curricula, this is known as "mid-term promotion."

  3. General Schedule (US civil service pay scale) - Wikipedia

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    The traditional "entry level" grade within DCAA is the GS-7 level (some employees come in either at the lower GS-5 level or higher GS-9 or GS-11 levels) and the "career ladder" is GS-7 to GS-9 to GS-11 and finally to GS-12, with the employee expected to advance between grades after one year and if hired as a GS-7, to reach the GS-12 level after ...

  4. Ranks of the Civil Air Patrol - Wikipedia

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    The grade of Cadet Master Sergeant (C/MSgt)(C/E-7) [1] [2] [3] is the sixth achievement of the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. At this point a Cadet becomes a Senior NCO [citation needed] and may be given the billet of First Sergeant [citation needed], at which time a diamond is placed on the grade insignia. [citation needed]

  5. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    In primary education, fractions of grades are identified with a + or −, which signifies a quarter (converted to either 0.8 or 0.3 if only one decimal place is used). Thus, a grade of 6.75 (or 6.8) could be written as 7−, whereas a grade of 7+ would count for 7.25 or 7.3. A 5.5 constitutes a pass, whereas 5.4 and below constitute a fail.

  6. Weighted Airman Promotion System - Wikipedia

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    The WAPS Promotion Score Calculator is used by enlisted airmen to estimate the minimum test score for promotion to the next enlisted rank.Users enter the promotion year, enlisted grade, their "Total Active Federal Military Service Date", date of their last promotion, EPRs, military decorations, and an estimate of the "Air Force Promotion Cutoff Score" in the Web page's form.

  7. Defense Officer Personnel Management Act - Wikipedia

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    Promotion conditions: Minimum time in previous grade: Target selection rate: First lieutenant/Lieutenant (junior grade)/(1LT/1stLt/1st Lt/LTJG) 1.5 to 2 years of service: 18 months: All Fully Qualified Captain/Lieutenant / (CPT/Capt/LT) 3.5 to 4 years of service: 2 years: 95% Major/Lieutenant commander / (MAJ/Maj/LCDR) 9 to 11 years of service ...

  8. Merit system - Wikipedia

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    The merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections. [1] It is the opposite of the spoils system .

  9. Table of Ranks - Wikipedia

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    In 1767 Catherine the Great bought the support of the bureaucracy by making promotion up the 14 ranks automatic after seven years regardless of position or merit. Thus the bureaucracy became populated with time servers. [3] Achieving a certain level in the table automatically granted a certain level of nobility.