Hoss, I'm with you. The promotion rates are pretty high. Most dudes are gonna make it. And AAD, SOS, etc. don't tell the whole story. AFPC perpetuates the BS by publishing the numbers broken down by PME and AAD (and nothing else). They are the ones turning it into a numbers game and leadership does nothing to fix that perception among their people.
While we're on the subject of Commanders...you bring up the no-frills push notes that go with OPR/PRFs. Those are great. Usually tell the no-kidding story. Good AND bad. That's the kind of stuff that gets a dude into a wing or group exec job or shuffled into a dark hole somewhere. Wouldn't it be great if THAT was the performance report? We wouldn't give a shit about all these PME and AAD numbers. Why is it we're so afraid of giving honest negative feedback? If the Sq or Group CC will say it up the chain, why not down?