Sir, as I understand it, it doesn't make sense mathematically to attempt to even out the scores. As a student, I'm probably wrong on this, bu since the scores are normalized within each data set from each squadron, the comparisons between squadrons shouldn't be adjusted. If they were comparing aggregrate performance scores, that would make sense, but they're supposed to be using each student's score relative to the normalized distribution of the squadron. Basically, the model they use is supposed to say "Stud A of VT-3 had a score that placed him at the top 10 percentile of the last 60 completers in VT-3, and he compares favorably to Stud B of VT-2 who was at the 40th percentile of the last 60 completers of VT-2." Stud A and Stud B may have the exact same composite scores, but maybe VT-3 grades much harder, so his/her composite score places him/her much higher amongst his/her peers at VT-3 than Stud A's scores did at VT-2. That's supposed to be why they standardize the score. If that wasn't the case, then it would make sense to adjust, but the adjustment is supposed to exist in the nature of the current system.