There's also alot of deals done behind the scenes so certain people are promised good jobs and postings, and play the system to thier advantage and will have no problems stepping over mire deservering people. We had a member who got promoted one year, refused all his posting choices, and made sure he was promoted in December. Why, because he knew someone was retiring from this good position, and was promised this position by his boss who pulled strings for him. Meanwhile, at least three other deserving and more qualified people who bypassed for the job, and got stuck with crappy posting. This person was on the other side of Canada, while others who were in the region were shafted for thos position.