Back in 1369 days I had occasion to write an ACR on one of my junior officers who had been counselled at length about her performance but to no avail. She seemed surprised when the ACR was presented and floods of tears were the result. Same effect with the 2nd RO who backed me. Then it went to the Staish and she requested a special interview with him.
I was then asked if I would change the report. I refused. Staish backed my stand but then ruined it by writing some wishy-washy comments as 3rd RO.