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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 3648460" data-attributes="member: 14403">I don't think it is as difficult as you say.&nbsp; When I was in the USAF I had several troops that I rated on (supervised, trained, wrote performance reports) who played with me.&nbsp; I made sure that up front they understood the situation... we are just there to play, at work it is business as usual.&nbsp; At work I made sure that all my troops, gamers and non-gamers, knew there was an open invitation to play to eliminate the perception of favoritism.&nbsp; If anything I was a bit more critical of the work of my gaming troops just to make sure they understood that being in my gaming group didn't mean they were going to get any slack at work.One thing that helped keep it professional was that I never allowed them to call me by first name.&nbsp; Even at the gaming table if they needed to get my attention it was still &quot;Sergeant Wells&quot;.&nbsp; If you tried playing with your students I'd suggest insisting on them calling you Prof. ________ or whatever they call you in class.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 3648460, member: 14403"] I don't think it is as difficult as you say. When I was in the USAF I had several troops that I rated on (supervised, trained, wrote performance reports) who played with me. I made sure that up front they understood the situation... we are just there to play, at work it is business as usual. At work I made sure that all my troops, gamers and non-gamers, knew there was an open invitation to play to eliminate the perception of favoritism. If anything I was a bit more critical of the work of my gaming troops just to make sure they understood that being in my gaming group didn't mean they were going to get any slack at work. One thing that helped keep it professional was that I never allowed them to call me by first name. Even at the gaming table if they needed to get my attention it was still "Sergeant Wells". If you tried playing with your students I'd suggest insisting on them calling you Prof. ________ or whatever they call you in class. [/QUOTE]

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