The transition is illustrated by suggesting that if ten percent of officers can become good captains, perhaps only one percent can become good admirals. The comparison conveys selectivity rather than offering a measured promotion statistic. Admiralship turns the complexity of captaincy higher while adding the requirement to move mentally away from a single ship. An officer who cannot relinquish ship-centered habits may remain an excellent captain without becoming an effective fleet commander.
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Why few good captains become effective admirals
The illustrative ten-percent-to-one-percent comparison shows how sharply the candidate pool narrows when excellent ship command must become detached, fleet-wide command.