Quote Originally Posted by Strategic LT View Post
A friend sent this to me from Iraq. Should start up some more discussion.
Interesting. I would note that many Marines get frustrated by the B-billet rotation -- "I didn't join the Marine Corps as [fill in combat arms mos] to sit behind an [expletive deleted] desk in DC or Quantico!"

Another thing that concerns/worries me is the idea about giving Reg/Brig COs and Bn COs the ability/authority to favor "top performers." There was a reason that this sort of practice was done away with, and that was the problem of the "pets" and favorites receiving benefits to the detriment of others, who, deserving though they might be, were not raging sycophants. This sort of a program needs to be tightly controlled/monitored lest it become a vehicle for field grade officer vanity.