<p>Jadler is pretty much on the mark here. A plebe is required to get 3 signatures from 3 upperlclass in his squad prior to taking the pro-quiz (One 3/c, one 2/c and one firstie). Very seldom will someone not sign a plebe off if he or she does not know the knowledge at the comearound, but me being a training corporal, I have told plebes to come back when they know more. The upperclass is signing the pro-book saying that his/her plebe has mastered the material that he or she is signing off for. Most often this is not the case, but we sign most of the time anyway. Nowadays, upperclass can be punished if the plebe they sign off fails more than one pro-quiz, that’s how it is in my company. Punishments include taking the pro-quiz with the plebes the following Friday, or loss of liberty… In our company, if a plebe fails 4 pro-quizzes, the entire squad loses liberty. It is in the plebe’s and the squad’s best interest to make sure that the 4/c know what they are doing before they take the quiz to prevent doing poorly. I’d say on the average, there are about 2 or 3 failures per every company each week. Most people fail at least one while they are here. I failed one first semester last year on “Air Warfare”…</p>