Appraisal Phrase Book
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Maybe we could compile our own version.
I'll start. Format: What you mean - What you write. Might be helpful (but less funny) if we offer positive phrases as well as negative ones?
Lazy sod - [n] is deeply committed to the principle of the conservation of effort.
Top bloke - [n] is well-respected by all who know him.
Notorious drunkard - [n] is renowned for the generous contributions to mess funds that accrue from his [her] full use of its liquid refreshments.
Never drops his [her] mates in the sh*t - [n] has a proven loyalty to his [her] colleagues.
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I'll start. Format: What you mean - What you write. Might be helpful (but less funny) if we offer positive phrases as well as negative ones?
Lazy sod - [n] is deeply committed to the principle of the conservation of effort.
Top bloke - [n] is well-respected by all who know him.
Notorious drunkard - [n] is renowned for the generous contributions to mess funds that accrue from his [her] full use of its liquid refreshments.
Never drops his [her] mates in the sh*t - [n] has a proven loyalty to his [her] colleagues.
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An actual quote from a post flight report on an aquaintance during his early days on a UAS ( Chipmunk days!!):
"Bloggs tends to breathe heavily when he is trying to land the aircraft."
and after the next sortie:
" Have joined Bloggs in breathing heavily when he's trying to land the aircraft."
"Bloggs tends to breathe heavily when he is trying to land the aircraft."
and after the next sortie:
" Have joined Bloggs in breathing heavily when he's trying to land the aircraft."
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How about
"****** is a cheerful young man, with a pleasant smile and a co-operative manner. At this point his good qualities cease"
"He is employed as a VDU operator. He spends most of his time operating a VDU"
"His woeful expression gives him the air of a cocker spaniel who has just recieved bad news"
"A family illness recently caused her Falklands detachment to be cancelled, and to her credit she never allowed her personal problems to interfere with her service commitments"
"****** is a cheerful young man, with a pleasant smile and a co-operative manner. At this point his good qualities cease"
"He is employed as a VDU operator. He spends most of his time operating a VDU"
"His woeful expression gives him the air of a cocker spaniel who has just recieved bad news"
"A family illness recently caused her Falklands detachment to be cancelled, and to her credit she never allowed her personal problems to interfere with her service commitments"
My personal favorites are
"A beer drinking swashbuckling full member of the Air Force, the kind you would select when the going gets tough........has been very useful teaching our new recruits the ins and outs of service life" This was backed up by the originator of the report whose additional comment was "She's a real man"!!!!!
also
"he must as a matter of urgency learn to control his tendency , when off duty to attack RAF policemen"
I have more but lack the typing patience to post. I'm looking for a scanner!!
"A beer drinking swashbuckling full member of the Air Force, the kind you would select when the going gets tough........has been very useful teaching our new recruits the ins and outs of service life" This was backed up by the originator of the report whose additional comment was "She's a real man"!!!!!
also
"he must as a matter of urgency learn to control his tendency , when off duty to attack RAF policemen"
I have more but lack the typing patience to post. I'm looking for a scanner!!
Here are some pre OJAR excerpts from the RN Form S206 doing the rounds...
"This Officer should go far - and the sooner he starts the better"
"This Officer is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won't-be"
"This Medical Officer has used my ship to carry his genitals from port to port, and my officers to carry him from bar to bar"
"He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age"
"When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change whichever foot was previously in there"
"He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his entire satisfaction"
"He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle"
"Technically sound, but socially impossible"
"This Officer reminds me very much of a gyroscope- always spinning around at a frantic pace, but not really going anywhere"
"This young lady has delusions of adequacy"
"When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a granny; since then he has aged considerably"
"The only ship I would recommend this man for is citizenship"
"Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap"
"This Officer should go far - and the sooner he starts the better"
"This Officer is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won't-be"
"This Medical Officer has used my ship to carry his genitals from port to port, and my officers to carry him from bar to bar"
"He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age"
"When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change whichever foot was previously in there"
"He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his entire satisfaction"
"He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle"
"Technically sound, but socially impossible"
"This Officer reminds me very much of a gyroscope- always spinning around at a frantic pace, but not really going anywhere"
"This young lady has delusions of adequacy"
"When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a granny; since then he has aged considerably"
"The only ship I would recommend this man for is citizenship"
"Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap"
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
And the REAL advice.
Usually performs his duties to a satisfactoru standard - meaning from time to time he drops me in it AND that was a 4.
Usually performs his duties to a satisfactoru standard - meaning from time to time he drops me in it AND that was a 4.
Plastic PPRuNer
and from the medical world...
"Dr. Xxxx tells me that he has been a Senior Medical Officer on my unit for the last six months. During that time he has performed his duties to his entire satisfaction."
"Dr. Xxxx tells me that he has been a Senior Medical Officer on my unit for the last six months. During that time he has performed his duties to his entire satisfaction."
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F O Kite shoots from the hip. If only he removed the pistol from its holster, he would avoid shooting himself in the foot.
He talks down to people he considers inferior, I find this most annoying.
He is a habitual liar, on his last sortie he said 'I have control' when he clearly didn't.
He talks down to people he considers inferior, I find this most annoying.
He is a habitual liar, on his last sortie he said 'I have control' when he clearly didn't.
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As to Topic, I have read the books and found them of limited use if you want to convey your meaning in plain english. However, we seem to be employing more and more people who speak buz-geek and this is depressing enough without being battered with it in your ACR.
Otherwise, a favorite of mine from a deep dark past was:
"If TF had joined the Air Farce in the 60's he would probably have received an SR for promotion at this stage of his tour! However, times change and the standards of behaviour that we expect from our JO's (sic) has moved on somewhat."
TF
Otherwise, a favorite of mine from a deep dark past was:
"If TF had joined the Air Farce in the 60's he would probably have received an SR for promotion at this stage of his tour! However, times change and the standards of behaviour that we expect from our JO's (sic) has moved on somewhat."
TF
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One of mine that got through:
"JT ?????? is known by the innaccurate acronym 'FLUB' as while he is certainly fat, he is far from lazy, anything but useless and definately not of questionable descent "
It was one of those 'You're Spec Reccing him so you have to fill the box' ones - I liked the rest of the draft and didn;t want to change it and this fit the space nicely
Answering the original post, wholesale cut/paste for reports is inexcusable from a book or elsewhere.
"JT ?????? is known by the innaccurate acronym 'FLUB' as while he is certainly fat, he is far from lazy, anything but useless and definately not of questionable descent "
It was one of those 'You're Spec Reccing him so you have to fill the box' ones - I liked the rest of the draft and didn;t want to change it and this fit the space nicely
Answering the original post, wholesale cut/paste for reports is inexcusable from a book or elsewhere.
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It seems that Innsworth have a list of key phrases they look for in a narrative to seperate reports which may appear similar on the surface. The thing is, you have to be 'in the know' to be 'in the know'! Maybe Innsworth should issue their own phrasebook!!!
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From my Changi days...
"Corporal Blacksheep's capacity for drunken debauchery far exceeds his means."
I took this to be a recommendation for promotion; unfortunately PMC Gloucester didn't understand the hidden message.
"Corporal Blacksheep's capacity for drunken debauchery far exceeds his means."
I took this to be a recommendation for promotion; unfortunately PMC Gloucester didn't understand the hidden message.
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Not that exciting or witty but one that I always turn for a smile, given how things ended up.
Written by 3rd RO, A/Stn Cdr, in 86, about me, as a 22 year-old SAC:
Don't wear pink tights, a floppy hat and a hawaiian shirt to SATCO's BBQ, is all I can say to that!!
Written by 3rd RO, A/Stn Cdr, in 86, about me, as a 22 year-old SAC:
He could certainly cope with ATC training whilst both he and the Service would find officer training a mutaully enlightening experience, given his sometimes exuberant manner and dress.
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If this pilot went to war and was shot down and taken prisoner he would make life hell for the commandant of his POW camp. However, I object to the fact that, in the meantime, he is practising on me.
