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So you have to work your way up from the bottom? Surely there’s a mathematical impossibility to get to the presidency here unless you’re making astronomical progress year over year?

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ceejayoz 4 days ago | parent [-]

There aren't that many (11) levels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service_of_the_People%27...

Functionally, the US mostly works the same way - people start in small local roles and move to county, state, and national levels over time. It's just not enforced as a hard rule, just a practical thing.

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jimbob45 3 days ago | parent [-]

That makes more sense then. The US probably has around that number too and you’re right that we do mostly work up from the bottom. The most common method of avoiding the ladder is through military service but that’s basically a parallel ladder requiring very similar work.

	▲	ceejayoz 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah. If you're a somewhat senior officer in the military, you know how to do things like budget, manage, lead, etc. that all come in handy running an organization like a campaign or Congressional office.