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#miltwitter Q: Outside of PME, Ranger school, Q-course, or 1 of the various selections, have you ever received peer evaluations? 1/
Think my first was in BN-level command. Took it seriously. Comments I provided were along the lines of:
“If peer X is not selected for Brigade Command, I quit. He is the best...”
“Peer Y is parochial and makes everything more difficult.” 2/
“If peer X is not selected for Brigade Command, I quit. He is the best...”
“Peer Y is parochial and makes everything more difficult.” 2/
BCT CDR compiled and reviewed with each of us. Most is known to the self-aware, but always learned something. We (BN CDRs) also ranked MAJs across the BCT. 3/
Only other time I’ve seen this was when @PatrickRoddy4 and I worked for Chris Vanek in 2/25 SBCT. Pat and team planned a 72-hr exercise for all post-CCC CPTs in the BCT. 4/
No CPT paired with buddies from same BN. All teams mix of branches. Partly designed to foster camaraderie; partly to know peers; partly to evaluate CPTs. 5/
Event consisted of physical tasks, individual skills, small unit tactics. A BN CDR led each CPT team, compiled peer evals, and provided each CPT an assessment — analogous to a RI after a graded patrol. 6/
The one thing that stood out is that more than a few CPTs critiqued the exercise from the viewpoint of not needing peer feedback and questioning the input of a BN CDR who they did not work for. 7/
Some CPTs earned respect of peers, a few lost some. IMO, It all gets down to fighting the thought that you’ve made it, acknowledging you’re always being evaluated — and most of the time it’s not by your rater or s/rater, but by those you lead. END/
