You may find it interesting that in the military being a flag officer’s assistant is a very high prestige gig and reserved for top performers. But there isn’t an “executive assistant” career track so a person does this role for 2-3 years then rotates back to day-to-day operations.
For a given rank, compensation does not vary between roles in the military so perhaps the “clout” associated with being an assistant makes up for this.
Same thing with being a law clerk in the field of law.
I really don’t know much about either domain, but by mentioning law clerks, maybe you’re suggesting that the flag officer assistant role serves as a special tour/marker of status that is awarded for especially promising officers.
This seems fascinating because these particular institutions work well in the US (probably), so understanding them seems useful to apply them to other domains. Also these paths might govern and control who ends up in these important positions (admirals, generals, judges).
If you have more thoughts about these institutions, incentives, operations, it would be great to read!
You may find it interesting that in the military being a flag officer’s assistant is a very high prestige gig and reserved for top performers. But there isn’t an “executive assistant” career track so a person does this role for 2-3 years then rotates back to day-to-day operations.
For a given rank, compensation does not vary between roles in the military so perhaps the “clout” associated with being an assistant makes up for this.
Same thing with being a law clerk in the field of law.
Yes, this is really interesting.
I really don’t know much about either domain, but by mentioning law clerks, maybe you’re suggesting that the flag officer assistant role serves as a special tour/marker of status that is awarded for especially promising officers.
This seems fascinating because these particular institutions work well in the US (probably), so understanding them seems useful to apply them to other domains. Also these paths might govern and control who ends up in these important positions (admirals, generals, judges).
If you have more thoughts about these institutions, incentives, operations, it would be great to read!