General / Flag Officer-8% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
90% of observed moves out of Senior Defense Executive go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
2 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.