Originally Posted by
cwjflyer20
I've seen many academy grads get promoted. They could not fly well. They did not work well with others. But, they had the Ring.
Perhaps when you step out of your time machine set to 1975, you'll have better luck.
The whole "ring" culture hasn't been around the AF for decades.
Originally Posted by
HuggyU2
Maybe I wasn't very observant, but I never saw that as a factor in field grade promotion boards.
When Huggy hasn't seen it, it hasn't been true for a long, long time!