How about the requirement for Navy Officers and Chief Perry officers to have a picture in their service record. This always struck me. Why? So they would not advance ugly people? I never understood that. Maybe you had a mole in the wrong place? When people were going before the selection board they would pay for a professional picture to make them look the best. That seemed like the least thing to judge a person by. Their 'looks'. The whole selection process was bullshit and not based on merit. I can't imagine the politics involved at the flag level.