Tango was well-established when I was a BattO in the 90’s, same description as above posts. A place to pause, figure it out, take a breath, decide next steps. I was told Navy was losing too many with the “I” introversion factor in their make-up, because of the sudden and near-shocking onslaught of PS togetherness and “E” people in their element.These plebes would just shut down. A great number of senior military officers have that “I” element. I am an INTJ myself. I have no problem putting on my “E” face as needed, but need my “I” re-charge quiet time.
In our sponsor family, we have had many “I” mids over the years. We show them all the quiet places in the house, tell them they can settle down where they wish, hang out with us upstairs, take the dogs for a walk or disappear until dinner time.
For parents, if you hear stress in your plebe’s voice during PS phone calls and you know they have that “I” factor, that’s part of what is going on. During the ac year, they can go for a solo run or get their quiet time in.