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Old 01-20-2008, 14:09 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Tankguy View Post
20 years so far, and I would be retiring if it weren't for stop loss and those meddling kids.....
The only thing worse than STOP/LOSS to keep the numbers up is a draft. INCENTIVES, man - that's the best way to go. It's only marginally more expensive than the other programs that we're using, and that prove only just so-so effective.

Pay the guys bonuses, give 'em base-of-preference, send 'em to skool, WHATEVAH, but this blunt force technique is BULLSH!T, man.

ANYhoo, sorry for the rant; I hope you get your 'go' ticket punched as soon as you want it.
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