tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post3612784823409431126..comments2024-03-03T05:11:57.603-05:00Comments on Wings Over Iraq: Mens Sana in Corpore SanoStarbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-60366118964228722882009-11-23T12:53:51.766-05:002009-11-23T12:53:51.766-05:00"After all, it only says "PASS" on ..."After all, it only says "PASS" on your evaluation"<br /><br />HA. Yes, there's no discussion of what needs to be in the ORB or how the photo looks prior to the "pass," is there... that's a rhetorical question.<br /><br />Rephrasing my position - the fact that Petraeus was a PT stud was in part because there was an expectation by his peers/leaders that combat arms officers need to be leading their command from the front at every PT formation. The fact that he got promoted could be in part explained by his leaders overlooking his bookish achievements because he was a PT stud. It MAY BE that he did not deliberately game the system, but let's not kid ourselves about the intense competition that the combat arms officers participate in to get to the GO level. He and McChrystal know what they were doing, and they're probably exceptions - above the average - but (being once in an infantry unit) they do get promoted based on their PT studliness.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01031567700911395326noreply@blogger.com