<p>One of the toughest parts of being a leader: how do you rate someone’s performance report when they are “middle of the road” or even worse, “one of those”. Giving your best guy a glowing report is easy. Writing one for an average joe is where you rack you brain for 6 hours. </p>
<p>As to inflating the stats? I could tell you stories! But again, that is beyond the scope of this thread. My hope is to give all of you there and those of you getting ready to show up to Colorado to “raise your right hand” some insight. Do your job, do it well, and keep striving to do it better. You won’t need to brag then, your squadron mates and your boss will do it for you! </p>
<p>And BTW, if Bullet’s son does get the privilege of going to that little engineering school in the Rockies next year, I’ll make him show up on I-Day wearing a flight suit! (I’m sort of into that sadistic mode of fatherhood that the Great Santini displayed so well! 
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