Campbell's Law is the observation that once a metric has been identified as a primary indicator for success, its ability to accurately measure success tends to be compromised.

Here's an example:

Let's say the battalion commander is a hardcore distance runner and thinks a fast run time is the tell-tale sign of a promising leader, since running requires self-discipline, self-motivation, and...

Marketplace 23-01 and got my RFO. Polk wasn't even an option and somehow I ended with it.

Yeah, I know, the title is dumb, but so is my battalion's rule prohibiting sports and game PT. Any ideas for "fun" PT that isn't a sport or game? We also can't use the gym during PT hours.

Background:

I’m a DV, honorably discharged, two Afghan deployments and rotations elsewhere, still in the process of transitioning from the military mindset to the civilian one. I figured traveling abroad would fill the need for adventure that I felt was missing from my civilian life, and it looked like attending a University abroad would be the way to do it.

I looked at various Universities...

No, there isn't some government planned coup staged in backwoods Tennessee or psyop to make you take your 5G Covid shot.

Your neighbor has to go play Army for two weeks. I promise, he's as mad as you are annoyed at the 35 broken down Humvees stopping traffic on the interstate.

I live off post and am not directly effected by this decision, but I can not imagine how one would conclude this as an option.

Laundry room was dirty during a barracks walk-through… 1SG pissed, says make it clean, it doesn’t happen to his satisfaction so it’s secured until next walk-through (7 days).

Today is day 1 and while I know this is absolute BS stemming from elsewhere, soldiers need to...