Stuff gets weird quick when a promotable position is on the line.  Friends become competition and a surprising amount of emails get sent to 'all'

I'm going over three things to do and one thing to avoid at all costs during promotional testing season.  The move from Firefighter to Lieutenant or Captain is a big one and the stress and disruption that the test causes is a great indicator of that.

Once that reading list gets posted, stuff is about to get weird.