Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

These are actual lines out of OER (Officer Efficiency Report) performance appraisal for the military.

The Pentagon recently found it had too many generals and offered an early retirement bonus. They promised any general who retired right away, his full annual benefits plus $10,000 for every inch measured in a straight line along the retiring general’s body between any two points he chose. The first general accepted. He asked the…