How do you feel about your questions and answers from RallyPoint being shown on the MilitaryTimes web site?

I have zero promotions left. Woot! :)

There is nothing that I say here that I would not say in front of the 4-Star. The things that I say on here and the manner in which I say them, that I have said similarly throughout my career, consequently getting me here. And I will continue until I have a little "R" after my rank/name. But no time soon! :)

No worries for me - I'm retired.  That said, note that what you say here may be re-interpreted by others in a way you may not have meant.  From another point of view, this is as much in the public domain as Military Times.

CPT (Join to see) Since I'm retired I don't really care, but I don't think what an active duty service member posts or comments on in a discussion should have any reflection on his/her ability to get promoted. I haven't seen any really bad comments and posts made by service members. In most cases they have been very professional. Using RP website as a gauge for the promotion of an individual means the leadership has too much time on its hands to be surfing around looking for excuses to not promote an individual. There are promotion points systems in place and the systems vary among the different services. Promotions should be based on first hand knowledge of the service members performance in garrison and in combat, their evaluations, awards, first-line supervisors recommendations on day-to-day performance in the line of duty, and their accomplishments since the last promotion. Not something they commented on during an RP discussion. We have some really great service members that will do some stupid things online in Facebook, RP, LinkedIn, and other forms of social media, because they are human or they just aren't thinking. They should take into account that future employers are now looking at those sites as well. I just don't agree with it as a means for not promoting an individual, unless it makes the 5:00 O'Clock news, and I personally would never use it to base my recommendations on a potential promotion. That is just my opinion, but hopefully some of the younger service members will listen to the warning about future civilian employers and what they post on social media. Since it is being looked at today more than ever - then they just need to use good commomn sense before posting it. Theres a regualtion on it for the Army, so I'm sure there is one for all the other services. I was little long winded today, my apologies!