A posting allocation engine that recommends the next posting for every soldier

Posting decisions for a large body of soldiers were worked out by hand from service records. Balancing tenure, previous stations, hard and soft area rotation and personal circumstances took time, and two clerks could reach different answers from the same file.

The engine scores every eligible vacancy for each individual against the posting policy: time served at the current station, the mix of previous stations, field and peace rotation, qualifications and personal grounds. It proposes a ranked shortlist and shows why each option scored as it did. The posting authority stays in charge: recommendations are reviewed, changed or approved, and every decision is recorded, so the reasoning behind a posting can be explained later.