Originally Posted by
Klingon
As an ex-desk officer responsible for pre-boarding I can say that OOA certainly does lend weight but only if the home assessments are consistently supportive.
Home assessments?? Where's home? Most of us spend more time abroad than in the UK!
Originally Posted by
Klingon
Board officers aren't the idiots you might think, they smell a rat when a guy can't be bothered to get out of his pit at home but is an OOA hero when away.
God forbid that some personnel may have that warfighting character that comes good when it matters if there are paperclips to be be counted at home. But then, when the proverbial hits the fan, I'd much rather have in charge some bluntie who can run a ladies tea party than a solid chap who knows what fighting is about,
