Deadlines

It would appear that a number of incoming Academy students may not be familiar with what a "deadline" is.  If I understand the etymology of the word, it comes from the prison field and refers to a line surrounding the prison, usually inside the wall or wire.  If an inmate attempted to cross the "line" they would be shot, hence the "dead."

Now I'm not quite that drastic, but when a form or action has a deadline, the idea is to "meet" it by accomplishing the task early, or at least by, the date given.

I most strongly recommend that any future deadlines be met scrupulously.  There are consequences.