[TADSLOS]

Spot on. Ticket punching and career maneuvering has evolved into a science and institutionalized within the Army, at least. It has also reached the senior NCO corps. There are damned few warrior Generals left and they're getting more rare every day.

[lentulusgracchus]

Ticket punching and career maneuvering has evolved into a science and institutionalized within the Army, at least. It has also reached the senior NCO corps.

Guess what, the business world is rotten with it, too -- think the best knowledge workers and engineers survive when corporate honchos are under constant pressure from the money-runners to smash headcounts and outyear G&A liabilities? Guess again.