{
  "id": 8368568,
  "title": "U.S. Army Sergeants To Receive Merit-Based Promotions Under New Policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/u-s-army-sergeants-to-receive-merit-based-promotions-under-new-policy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T02:35:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2026/09/18/us-army-sergeants-to-receive-merit-based-promotions-under-new-policy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NCOs serving in the rank of E-5 could get a bump after completing the Drill Sergeant Course, and E-7s could receive a similar “merit-based promotions”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}