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Re:New study shows grim outlook for future of Air Force pilo... by ken on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @02:07PM (#19684977)
I'm not sure I understand. The reason you pay more for higher ranks is because you want to incentivize people to work to be promoted to those ranks, right? If you have enough generals but not enough pilots, it ought to flip.
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Re:New study shows grim outlook for future of Air Force pilo... by a3n on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @02:22PM (#19685092)
> The reason you pay more for higher ranks is because you want to incentivize people to work to be promoted to those ranks

Also to compensate for more responsibility and experience.

But we aren't logical beings, and pay is part of social status.

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