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    Customs and courtesies

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    Wow! Someone needs to invite this guy to BODN...it would be classic.

    I doubt he'd have any issues taking on this crowd, without an iota of thought towards altering his perspective a bit...like a salmon swimming upriver, but without any real purpose...could be funny though.

    Study: Nuclear Force Feeling 'Burnout' from Work

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    From my time at VBG and much of what I've learned from 13N/13S types since, I think I know some of the stuff I'd do. I would insist on the following, though:

    1. Complete authority on hire/fire. I'd need some missile experience to help me lead while I was getting spun up, but if that experience was unwilling to share my vision or blatantly insubordinate, I would make my DO a snacko if that's what it took.

    2. I get to finish my tour as a Sq/CC, barring any UCMJ/gross misconduct/past nuclear scandals. In other words, I'm gonna establish the metrics by which I judge my crewmembers, and the OG and WG can't fire me because I don't comply with their toxic culture of "100% or you're fired."

    3. I get to hand-pick my successor.

    4. 3 years at the missile wing, tops. My last shreds of idealism only go so far.

    I think this can be fixed. It will absolutely take a bloody purge, outsiders coming in, and leading from the front in a style that may not have been seen since Robin Olds led the Wolfpack, but it can be fixed.

    And Loco . . . I generally agree that most OG and Wg/CC types need a seeing-eye IP, but there are some notable exceptions. The SOG/CV at CVS, for example . . .

    Absolutely...not universal

    Study: Nuclear Force Feeling 'Burnout' from Work

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    Which I never understood as a line guy. In a flying wing, the WG/CC and OG/CC still fly, so in a missile wing, why don't they pull alert? To me, the ultimate mark of credibility would have been for the WG/CC or OG/CC to pull an alert every now and then and demonstrate some actual leadership in the field instead of simply making motivational speeches at pre-D (And what if they were actually ACP/SCP qualified? Imagine that, an OG/CC pulling alert at an ACP, actually leading his OG). By not having WG/GP leadership pull alert, it always seemed a little protectionist to me, but then again apparently you can fail an NSI as a WG/CC and still go on to be a general officer.

    Point taken..but when either of the above board an aircraft in a flying wing, it is more often than not a giant rectal pain/dog and pony show...exceptions abound, but usually it's more of an instructor over watch exercise vs the look at me I'm your leader and I'm an airborne wonder.

    What's wrong with the Air Force?

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    Copy, however the underlying tone that I always see on this forum is that SNCO's only job in life are to "Chief" Officers and fellow Enlisted about uniform infractions, which is obviously not true. I do agree that some folks need to be reminded where their place is in a military hierarchy and tact when talking to senior ranking individuals. On the flip side it's very frustrating to tell the A1C Boom Operator to wear their uniform correctly when CGO/FGO's that are in our Sq and fly on our crews don't.

    The crews I have flown with, O and E alike, have always been good about policing themselves when it comes to this stuff, if for no other reason at times than to avoid harassment. Yet even so...there's still no way to avoid the fly trap of constant stupidity, no matter how hard you try it seems. The example of Bagram in the winter is a perfect one...and everyone has a handful of stories about dumb crap like that they've been chiefed for. Not your only job sure, but a reputation well, WELL earned after years of going completely off the ranch with this stuff.

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