A BAD progression of pushes is not in and of itself a promotion killer, but it certainly affects a mid-grade record.  
 
	There certainly is a secret decoder ring for all of this:
 
	Strats:  looking for Strats in your rank, or as you get higher, Strats in your sq/cc title, etc
 
	opr push lines:  a consistent message of school, sq/CC, and staff pushes is part of the equation.   Being pushed for a majcom or NAF staff is not a good thing. HAF is 70% of us. JT staff is top tier.  
 
	PRF: it needs to match the OPR with those pushes.   
 
	The verbiage of definitely promote is a message.  The check box of definitely promote is obviously the strongest message
 
	a strat amongst board eligibles in PRF is also a message.