Originally Posted by
Topgun 3006
It actually works both ways because when a party averages their PPs and gets drawn they all go back to 0 the following year, so it actually can also speed up someone trying to get drawn the following year because all in the party are at 0. It's my understanding that the G&F did averaging to try and get more people in the field, especially families.
I can understand the concept for families but not for slugging. Slugs ride with strangers.
It does not speed up the process for someone waiting in line if someone jumps the line ahead of them for a limited quota. A commuting slug usually does the same thing every day, and an internet slug can do it every year if they can find someone that has points to which they can attach themselves. For example someone could hunt a 3 point unit every year if they can find someone with 6 points that is willing.
In the DC area the term slug is not offensive to anybody. It is just a simple term for the process. One of my neighbors is a Marine bird colonel that slugs to the Pentagon daily. He says he does it to get a kick out of drivers' reactions when he jumps into their car while in uniform, especially if the driver is an enlisted man. He is a fun guy and I like him, but truth be told he is just too darn cheap to drive himself.