Fitness

| August 9, 2004

On the subject of John Kerry’s military records and the incomplete release thereof, I was going to speculate on the possibility that his Officer Evaluation Reports (OERs) might be less than stellar — hence the reluctance to release the full record. The OER, known as the Fitness Report (FITREP), is the report card given to […]

The More Things Change…

| August 6, 2004

I’m re-reading one of my favorite books, Men of War, the second volume of the There Will Be War series edited (and in large part written) by Jerry Pournelle. Dr. Pournelle is more than a “mere” science fiction author — he’s also a respected academic with a large body of work to his credit, including […]