And you think these guys didn't get promoted because your wing didn't take the board seriously? They spent their first couple years fucking up - there were 1000 other dudes who didn't spend their first couple of years failing training, PME, and getting DUIs.
Here's an idea - if you don't want to end up in the bottom 5% of your year group, don't get a DUI, LOR or fail PME (ASBC?! YGBFSM!!).
Technique only.