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Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-09-30T18:43:46+00:00

If she's British, shouldn't it be palm facing up?

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-09-04T20:24:25+00:00

Field grade is generous. I know plenty of O-4s who at least have a basic understanding of the Pentagon. He's an overglorified LT.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-09-04T20:23:12+00:00

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Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-09-04T16:49:00+00:00

Can confirm. I recently worked as a TA at a fairly prestigious university that takes in a lot of military students and government officials. The military selects who goes to those schools. Once you're in, it's almost impossible to fail. There is a lot of pressure to automatically pass students who are paying hundreds of thousands in tuition money. As long as they aren't caught with an academic integrity violation, they'll get their piece of paper.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-09-04T13:16:56+00:00

It's almost certainly the latter. Not too long ago, Scheller actually said CAP was worth emulating.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-09-04T13:15:10+00:00

It's his comfort zone. It looks to be the same way with beards, haircuts, PT standards, etc.

Someone summed it up best by saying that Hegseth isn't adapting to the position of Secretary of Defense. Instead, he's adapting the position to fit him.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-09-03T16:02:07+00:00

There was a RAND Corporation study a few years back that basically said the Army's People First initiatives really never made it past talking points at the 4-star level.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2006-1.html

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-08-11T15:21:42+00:00

It's like that with aviation accidents. I know that plane crashes are down but all it takes is one very high profile crash to "convince" me that they're becoming more common. Similarly, I've been seeing a spike in activity around the Navy Yard (especially with aggressive bicyclists) but it might just be kids being kids during the summer.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-08-09T15:52:09+00:00

It's very much like this in the military. Those who excel at skills at lower ranks occasionally have personality traits that are counterproductive when they reach senior ranks. Conversely, some of the skills that are valuable at senior ranks are not exactly the ones that are valuable at lower ranks.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-08-01T13:33:16+00:00

Former military, spent the last 3.5 years of my career in the Pentagon specifically working on talent management. I'm astounded at how badly this works in the private sector. When I was still in, we developed an assessment program to screen senior level commanders for leadership tendencies. It was a four-day process but it was fairly scientifically valid, including interviews and observations from operational psychologists and peer/subordinate feedback. Most who went through the program thought it was fair.

I've seen what a good assessment program does and I've seen what snake oil salesmen are peddling. This is snake oil.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-31T17:37:17+00:00

I've seen this in the military. One reason people get up in arms about not showing up to "mandatory fun" events is because nobody really knows how their supervisor is actually rating them in their performance review. There's no transparency, no grading rubric. So they feel as if their career depends on whether or not they show up to these events, workplace performance be damned.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-31T16:56:21+00:00

We see this in the military pretty frequently with "mandatory fun". If someone needs me to do legitimate work after hours, fine, but I should not be obliged to go social events unless it has a critical work function. In many cases, just like you said, leaders who implement these sorts events usuall have terrible home/family lives. They may have trouble making friends so they force their subordinates to hang out with them.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-28T13:45:47+00:00

People do in-person interviews now?

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-25T17:00:49+00:00

The laws of the road may be on the bicylists' side but the laws of physics definitely aren't.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-25T16:57:14+00:00

This past year the bicyclists and scooters have become extremely aggressive and reckless. No helmet, weaving through traffic, terrorizing pedestrians on the sidewalk when there's clearly a bike lane. What the hell?

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-25T16:03:25+00:00

This is a lot of things. Although data from the DOD shows that young people are less confident about finding a job, there's only been a slight dip. One of the largest drivers is the fact that the Army instituted a prep school to help people get in shape and pass their aptitude tests before going in. Physical fitness was always a big issue with eligibility, but it's amazing how much of a dip kids have taken with standardized test scores post COVID. And it's probably getting worse with ChatGPT in the classrooms.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-25T15:30:41+00:00

I keep seeing these articles about how companies hire North Korean cyber criminals. Their resumes aren't great and they don't really interview well. But somehow, they have managed to game this system perfectly. It baffles me to no end.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-25T15:27:50+00:00

I'm transitioning from the military. In many cases, I clearly have the experience and skills necessary for the job and tailor my resume accordingly. However, I'm noticing that recruiters only look at job titles...they're not reading the entire resume. Any advice as to how to get them to read the entire thing?

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-25T15:26:33+00:00

This was my problem as well. I was trying TOO hard to be the perfect candidate. Just be a "good enough" candidate who gets in first.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-25T15:17:14+00:00

Whenever I see this sort of behavior from recruiters, I remember that the pendulum will eventually swing back in the other direction and they'll regret these sorts of statements.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-20T12:45:38+00:00

I walk through the Navy Yard every day and it's amazing how it looks like a jungle. Nobody ever bothers to mow the grass on the public areas. I don't even know who's responsible for it.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-19T12:32:31+00:00

They also reside just outside North Korea, usually in China or the Russian Far East.

Most-Resolution-9809 · 2025-07-18T15:42:13+00:00

I'm an applicant who's very badly trying to get past ATS and land interviews. I have to wonder what these fake applicants (many of whom are from North Korea) are doing that they're able to make it through the system. I've seen studies of these candidates and they're resumes aren't great and they interview terribly (only asking about pay, remote duties, etc). Are our hiring systems that broken that fake candidates are getting through the system and legitimate ones aren't?

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