page_title: Promotion (rank)
hierarchical_section_title: Promotion (rank)
caption_attribution_description: Maj. Gen. Louis is promoted to Lieutenant General. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Edward C. Meyer and Menetery's wife Susan (both cropped out of the picture) are pinning on Menetrey's third star. ID: DA-SC-83-08758
context_page_description: A promotion is the advancement of an employee's rank or position in an organizational hierarchy system. Promotion may be an employee's reward for good performance, i.e., positive appraisal. Before a company promotes an employee to a particular position it ensures that the person is able to handle the added responsibilities by screening the employee with interviews and tests and giving them training or on-the-job experience. A promotion can involve advancement in terms of designation, salary and benefits, and in some organizations the type of job activities may change a great deal. The opposite of a promotion is a demotion.
context_section_description: A promotion is the advancement of an employee's rank or position in an organizational hierarchy system.  Promotion may be an employee's reward for good performance, i.e., positive appraisal. Before a company promotes an employee to a particular position it ensures that the person is able to handle the added responsibilities by screening the employee with interviews and tests and giving them training or on-the-job experience. A promotion can involve advancement in terms of designation, salary and benefits, and in some organizations the type of job activities may change a great deal. The opposite of a promotion is a demotion.
caption: Promotion in the military: Louis C. Menetrey, United States Army, promoted to lieutenant general in 1982.
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