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Whether it's cheating on nuclear missile tests or the VA scandal, cooking the books to get ahead seems to be a systemic problem for the military.
When the VA's funding got cut but the mission not only didn't get cut, the mission expanded - instead of screaming bloody murder to congress and the press, the hospital commanders chose to make themselves look good by cooking the books - when nuclear missile commanders wanted their records to look better than the people they were competing with for a limited number of promotions, the missile commanders chose to look the other way or-----or allow their officers to cheat to attain their zero defect goal.
Air Force Fires Nine Officers Over Cheating Scandal - Business Insider
Mar. 27, 2014
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A top general overseeing nuclear forces said the cheating stemmed in part from a stifling atmosphere created by commanders who over-emphasized perfect test scores for the missile launch officers.
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Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel has expressed deep disappointment over the cheating and voiced a wider concern over unethical conduct across the armed forces, after a spate of embarrassing scandals.
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Whether it's cheating on nuclear missile tests or the VA scandal, cooking the books to get ahead seems to be a systemic problem for the military.
When the VA's funding got cut but the mission not only didn't get cut, the mission expanded - instead of screaming bloody murder to congress and the press, the hospital commanders chose to make themselves look good by cooking the books - when nuclear missile commanders wanted their records to look better than the people they were competing with for a limited number of promotions, the missile commanders chose to look the other way or-----or allow their officers to cheat to attain their zero defect goal.
Air Force Fires Nine Officers Over Cheating Scandal - Business Insider
Mar. 27, 2014
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A top general overseeing nuclear forces said the cheating stemmed in part from a stifling atmosphere created by commanders who over-emphasized perfect test scores for the missile launch officers.
<snip>
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel has expressed deep disappointment over the cheating and voiced a wider concern over unethical conduct across the armed forces, after a spate of embarrassing scandals.
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