During World War II,promotion rates in the U.S. Air Corps were so rapid for the group as a whole that many individual soldiers in this military branch were unhappy about the speed at which they were promoted. Their unhappiness is best explained in terms of

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Relative deprivation refers to the feeling of dissatisfaction that arises when individuals believe that they are not getting what they deserve or what others around them are receiving. In this case, the rapid promotion rates of the U.S. Air Corps as a whole created a situation where individual soldiers felt relatively deprived because they did not feel they had earned their promotions at the same rate as others.

During World War II,promotion Rates in the U