Writing Letters of Recommendation
Posted by GruntDoc on October 20th, 2005
I am often asked “Will you write me a latter of recommendation?”, and I’m always pleased to hear this. It tells me that they trust me to judge their performance and character, and a little aspect of the future.
And, then, I procrastinate about actually doing it. I have no idea why, but time will pass while I cogitate about doing it, think about what I want to say, before I finally get around to doing it. This is decidedly odd, as I’m not generally a procrastinator, so there’s something here that’s different.
Every time I write a recommendation I’m reminded of some of the best military quotes from fitness reports, whether true or not, I’ve heard these:
- completes all tasks to his utter satisfaction
- able to perform most tasks with only moderate supervision
- continent of urine and stool for entire shifts
and my favorite, from the Royal Navy:
- this officer uses my ship to move his genitals from port to port, and my officers to transport them from bar to bar.
Anyway, if I promised you a letter of recommendation, I’ll get right on it. Really.
October 20th, 2005 at 6:22 pm
I didn’t ask for a letter…but I sure hope I wouldn’t get option C…or A or B. Good luck writing those letters, they are not an easy task.
October 21st, 2005 at 1:55 am
Noticed the Freudian slip in the first line…a “latter of recommendation”… Whether intended or not, pun appreciated.
October 21st, 2005 at 8:10 am
I’m not that punny, but am that poor a typist and spellchecker. I’ll leave it, as it’s funnier that way.
October 22nd, 2005 at 12:01 am
Thank you Sir, Hope you are feeling better.
October 22nd, 2005 at 6:52 pm
Residency applications
By now most of you know that I’m applying for a residency position in emergency medicine. To all of my law school classmates who were jealous of my free time when they were preparing their applications for judicial clerkships: you…
October 23rd, 2005 at 2:59 am
Ah yes, it is always good to have option 3!!! How is life down in good ol’ Texas??? Kat
November 6th, 2005 at 8:46 pm
“continent of urine and stool for entire shifts”
This is considered a virtue in the military? Maybe greatness in it will exempt me from other physical fitness requirements…