However, many of the undercover officers said more training was necessary to ensure they were not shot.
Mr. Lhota's main rival, John A. Catsimatidis, a billionaire grocer, said he believed more training was necessary for the police.
Some principals told researchers that the new framework made them realize how subjective they had been in past evaluations, that more training was needed and that the district needed to address how time-consuming the new program was.
Kenneth K. Lott, chief of the personnel branch of the 187th Tactical Recon Group, told the Texas commanders that training in September had already occurred but that more training was scheduled for Oct. 7 and 8 and Nov. 4 and 5.
When asked whether the training they received was adequate or if they would have found the system easier to use with more thorough training, most interviewees (including those who did not implement the system) thought the system was self-explanatory and no more training was necessary.
Following the friendly fire incident over the convoy, more training was given to ships' crews in aircraft recognition, and Allied aircraft were painted with three large white stripes on their wings.
