Word: ranking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Spencer Gilliard, the program's sergeant major, remembers Koernke as a "so-and-so," and not just because Gilliard is black and Koernke had complained publicly about "niggers and Jews." A "fanatic with weapons," says Gilliard, Koernke also seemed chronically unable to observe rank. The culmination of this attitude, recalls another staff member, occurred "one day, when he came in and he had these general's stars on. He had promoted himself to general. All the other cadets were going crazy. You had to work real hard, and colonel is the highest rank you could make. It was like-golly...
...noticed a significant difference in taste, texture and creaminess between homemade and mass-produced ice creams. But other than that, it was difficult to rank the different scoops we sampled from the seven sinful sweet shops on our tour...
...application system was eliminated and students were asked to rank all 12 houses...
...first said a 'university administrator of high rank'--flattering but not helpful. The second said 'the highest official in a cathedral,' and the third said 'the keeper of a prison,'" Carnesale said. "Now that was getting closer...
...Force crash probes are routinely sabotaged by officers seeking to please superiors, hide culpability and avoid embarrassment. Accidents like Holland's, says Diehl, "suggest the all too familiar pattern of ignoring dangerous behavior of certain individuals, especially when they are well liked, regarded as good flyers or hold high rank." His report to Defense Secretary William Perry, Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall and the congressional armed services panels makes clear that the problem is widespread. "These cases," he told them, "are just the tip of the iceberg...