My youngest was a total fan as a teen. I think i spent more on Star Wars books for him than I did for grad school books for myself! Sadly, I have seen The Mandalorian.Always, but it's not that deep since The Mandalorian.
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My youngest was a total fan as a teen. I think i spent more on Star Wars books for him than I did for grad school books for myself! Sadly, I have seen The Mandalorian.Always, but it's not that deep since The Mandalorian.
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CheckIt's your last competitive FITREP within that command. So a 1 of 1 FITREP upon departure doesn't count. Ideally should be for a long time and against a large competitive group. A 1 of 34 for a year as the top job for your rank/community is good.
Suppose a Navy JO in a Joint unit is getting a FITREP from a senior officer from another service. Does RSCA even matter? How would the Navy (PERS) even find out the RSCA, and how would the other service learn about the Navy JO’s FITREP?
This goes to an age-old debate (which came up in my RILC class long ago) of whether, if an officer has openly said they are getting out, do you give them the FITREP that they earned, or do you give them the FITREP that will help another (theoretically in this example not as great) officer stay in and/or help the RS manage their RSCA?That last thing, and we've said it before, think if a fitrep as a prediction (based on the writer's professional judgment, opinion, whether they like you, whatever you want to call it) more than a report card.
A students should be A students in the future, sure, but try to put that thought aside. Spoiler: life's not fair.
There's a debate? You give it to the guy who needs it and dont waste it. As others said, it's not a report card but a predictive report...why predict something that doesn't matter?This goes to an age-old debate (which came up in my RILC class long ago) of whether, if an officer has openly said they are getting out, do you give them the FITREP that they earned, or do you give them the FITREP that will help another (theoretically in this example not as great) officer stay in and/or help the RS manage their RSCA?
Well, as you rightly mentioned, the debate at RILC (as I recall… been a few yrs) mostly centered on “What if the person later decides to come back in?” The context was also about sailor Evals in addition to O FITREPs (which I get are different paperwork animals and have different purposes). Like, your best sailor opted not to re-enlist but they are young’ish still and you don’t necessarily want to harm their chances at re-enlisting/ commissioning.There's a debate? You give it to the guy who needs it and dont waste it. As others said, it's not a report card but a predictive report...why predict something that doesn't matter?
When myself and another guy on the boat got 2xFOS the Air Boss came and asked if I was ok with a declining FITREP because the other guy wanted to pursue a career in the reserves when I wasn't that interested. I said "of course!" and the other guy got the good paper. He's now either an XO or CO of a VR and I have nothing to do with the reserves. Even with that paper I made O-4 in the IRR on my first look.
it's all in the name - it's a report on your fitness for command and beyond.FITREPs are the CO's signal to selection boards (and before that, the detailers in dolling out shore orders) about your potential for DH, CO, and beyond.
Halo effect is an SOB. (Path dependency too)A students should be A students in the future, sure, but try to put that thought aside. Spoiler: life's not fair.
Meh, pick the horse that's still running the race. You only get so many EPs so why waste them on a maybe? Someone who is getting out and the comes back in needs to live with the consequences of their "choose your own" adventure lifestyle.Well, as you rightly mentioned, the debate at RILC (as I recall… been a few yrs) mostly centered on “What if the person later decides to come back in?” The context was also about sailor Evals in addition to O FITREPs (which I get are different paperwork animals and have different purposes). Like, your best sailor opted not to re-enlist but they are young’ish still and you don’t necessarily want to harm their chances at re-enlisting/ commissioning.
Well, as you rightly mentioned, the debate at RILC (as I recall… been a few yrs) mostly centered on “What if the person later decides to come back in?” The context was also about sailor Evals in addition to O FITREPs (which I get are different paperwork animals and have different purposes). Like, your best sailor opted not to re-enlist but they are young’ish still and you don’t necessarily want to harm their chances at re-enlisting/ commissioning.
It's completely okay to write something in block 42 like "A top EP performer, but rated lower due to member's desire to separate and to control my RSCA."Meh, pick the horse that's still running the race. You only get so many EPs so why waste them on a maybe? Someone who is getting out and the comes back in needs to live with the consequences of their "choose your own" adventure lifestyle.
For the RS, the FITREP 500 is an exercise in managing a finite amount of opportunity. Those who have signaled that they're no longer pursuing the next career milestone will naturally take a backseat to those who are.Meh, pick the horse that's still running the race. You only get so many EPs so why waste them on a maybe? Someone who is getting out and the comes back in needs to live with the consequences of their "choose your own" adventure lifestyle.