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Kerry Sandbagged Into Releasing Bad Performance Report From Navy Service In Vietnam.
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Posted on 04/21/2004 8:57:47 AM PDT by MindBender26
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To: MindBender26
I guess the question is: How do Kerry's performance reports compare with Bush's performance reports under this criteria?
To: MindBender26
This analysis of Officer Efficiency Reports is exactly on the money.
In fact, it finally got so bad that the Army and Air Force have come up with entirely new rating systems that absolutely prevent "rating inflation."
Each commander can now have no more than 50% of his ratees receive his highest rating.
In the past, commanders said such laudatory things about EVERYONE that if they ever said less about anyone that that person was dead in the water. If Kerry managed only 6 of 16 "highest" ratings, then he would NEVER have made Lieutenant or Lieutenant Commander....and we want him to be commander in chief....NOT!!
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:08:25 AM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
To: MindBender26
ping to muhself to read later
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:08:33 AM PDT
by
Puddleglum
(Are you a Republican? ARE YOU? Lord Kerry demands an answer!)
To: MindBender26
Kudos to ol' moi.
;-)
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:08:49 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: MindBender26
Wow! Thanks for the analysis. Probably won't see it anywhere else but in conservative media and message boards.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:09:00 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
To: MindBender26
Thanks for the article. It explains a lot. I just have to wonder if this news is good or bad. It seems that an awful lot of Democrats are abandonning the presumptive nominee and Hillary is making herself more and more visible.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:09:46 AM PDT
by
Eva
To: MindBender26
Fitreps are always inflated, not just during the Vietnam Era. That being said, one mark or two below perfect isn't a major deal for a LTjg, especially since he is noted as being new to the command. It is fairly common to downgrade a new check in for ranking reasons and then move him up. You have to leave room to do this. 9 below might be a different story but I don't know that this is that big of a deal.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:09:51 AM PDT
by
HRoarke
(F. John Kerry)
To: MindBender26
He also didn't release his medical, right?
To: MindBender26
This clown will be a disaster for the military, and the country, if he ever gets into office.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:10:31 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
To: HRoarke
It's the Kiss From The Spider Woman.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:11:10 AM PDT
by
MindBender26
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To: HRoarke
It's the Kiss From The Spider Woman.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:11:22 AM PDT
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MindBender26
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To: HRoarke
It's the Kiss From The Spider Woman.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:11:34 AM PDT
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MindBender26
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To: MindBender26
Thanks for your opinion. Makes sense. Any others that you know of who have published similar opinions?
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:11:40 AM PDT
by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: xzins
Army O-3 veteran here (70-76; USAREUR and ASA)...
Fully, totally concur with this assessment. Inflation was a raging bonfire in these years...
To: MindBender26
Great explanation of an "officer's ratings" but, difficult to get that all in one sound bite.
That's what it takes to get this issue across to the american voters.
The media know this and will not pursue this.
Keeping the public ignorant, works every time for liberals.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:12:26 AM PDT
by
BluSky
(“Don’t make me come down there.”)
To: blanknoone
Navy officer fitness reports have always been inflated. No one likes to berate anyone. When a fitness report is written it's easy to praise the best officers, and give them top 1% marks. To rate an average or substandard officer, you must place some marks in the lower colums. Everyone in the military knows this. The real meat of the fitness report is in the substance of the narrative. It's either filled with substance (for the best officers), or just filled with filler (for the less than best officers). Then, the summary consists of rating the officer against his peers, such as 1(first) of 5, or 4 (fourth) of 6.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:13:14 AM PDT
by
ampat
(to)
To: Numbers Guy
I have had numerous fitness reports (FITREPS) and what strikes ne besides the mark downs is the narrative. The FITREP narratives are always very glowing. This narrative is very unflattering. Maybe the FITREP has changed but usually there are narrative comments on Promotion, Command at Sea, Further schooling. There is none of this in his fitrep. This looks like a death nail fitrep if you ask me.
To: MindBender26
Only those who SERVED would know this to be a fact. The general public will NOT. The MEDIA/PRESS will NEVER take the TIME necessary to explain this so EXCEPTIONAL catagories and LAUDATORY narratives will be quoted and the nothing negative will come of this.
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:14:13 AM PDT
by
PISANO
(Our troops...... will NOT tire...will NOT falter.....and WILL NOT FAIL!!!)
To: Protagoras
Not yet, and the OER was just released..... and all the retired Squids live in San Diego.... and they're just getting up after a hard night at the O/CPO Club, and that beach yoga class, guacamole tasting and the whale watching ....
:~)
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:14:52 AM PDT
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MindBender26
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To: MindBender26
The link shows only the document. Where does the information in the thread come from about the rankings?
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posted on
04/21/2004 9:15:05 AM PDT
by
BJungNan
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