Poor Performance Evaluation

" Continuing our breaking news coverage of the Fort Hood mass killings twelve gunned down to murdered at least thirty wounded. Gunman opens fire at Fort Hood army base major general Bob Steele joins us live good evening general and general idea has been reported good -- is being reported. That the suspect in custody got quote poor performance and valuation. For his army hospital work what does it what is it performance evaluation."

" Every officer gets what's called an OER officer valuation report he gets it usually every year. Or any time he changes jobs in what -- is is a narrative and numerical. Grade if you will for his manner of performance during that period. And if you're an officer you get a bad -- It affects your promotion. And your schooling. Potential of the future so it's probably the most critical single document for any officer in the military. And if you get a bad one. Your careers in trouble."

" I sure obviously is bad but I mean -- the -- array of how hard on the chain -- floor. Well boy I mean if you get a bad."

" Mark is a particularly as a major the prospect to be getting promoted are are are pretty slam. Because most officers particularly those who were deployed to a theater. Get pretty good oh we are. Reports and if you get report when you've really stand out of the crowd as being a a significantly underperforming officer."

" I would estimate there's really not doing your job mean unstable. Threatening and minnesotans are a whole array that could that could be in that. You know if someone does get the poor performance a disorder Stanton -- move odd hours or some sort of you know would now this could -- got another quick reviewed to see whether or not this person. You and should be and back in the military."

" Well that's a good question -- depends on how poor it has but what it means is this kid by this guy had a black mark against his record. And Ed what what is not enough to affect you psychologically gee I don't know. But but it it may have had some effect but what it really tell Asia is this guy is an underperforming position and one other interesting point Greta I just found out. I just found out that he's that he is a graduate of the academy of military health sciences in Bethesda and other words. He was selected to join a very competitive. Program that run by the military that gives a college graduate an all expense paid. Four years of medical school two years of residency at two years of intern ship all the government's dollar he didn't have to pay a -- He got full pay and allowances while he was going to this school and of course his payback to the military was to kill twelve innocent soldiers."

" You know I don't ask Dennis stampede to start ride that we just said colonel Leanne who had a -- who spoke to our shepherd Smith. -- colonel -- says that this man who is in custody in the Brazilian custody says. That maybe Muslim should stand up and fight against the aggressor -- is that to me is like -- huge red -- based done and as -- history of this whole of the war in everyone's fears and and then. You know what why it wise is something like that. In I is that part of the poor performance and why they're more attention on this or maybe there was."

" Well maybe there was Greta we're just gonna have to wait for this investigation play out I. I guess I'm probably too emotional on your program sometimes but the idea that this guy would. Would take something on the order of a half million dollars worth of free education. And then turn on his country and to turn on -- services such a horrible way I find absolutely despicable."

" We got I've turned famine covenant that covered some watch the covered pretty closely. And I -- say at a summer -- sympathetic well I was -- to horrible stories I have no sympathy for this fellow you know absolutely not and never have read the post traumatic stress -- have heard all that but here's a guy in who at least has accused -- it -- gunning down twelve innocent -- You know I'm just curious how. You know -- you know how this how other no red --"

" Here's the deal I've known. Dozens. Of soldiers who who have are legitimate sufferers of tedious day. These are soldiers who had a Buddy Guy next to them. Who had an ITV go off underneath their vehicle who had an AK 47 put in their face that's called those their motives and and obviously. But I. But the -- out of a psychiatrist office listening to a guy. Tell war stories to me is not could not say a reason. 22 to claim that you're suffering from right here is a total of."

" General and general thank you recover is breaking news."