USAF on a Purge mission ..

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... to make the Force 'Great Again'.

Air Force to radically reduce instructions :bang:

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published August 04, 2017


WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the Air Force will seek to significantly reduce unnecessary Air Force instructions over the next 24 months in order to allow greater flexibility and mission focus.

Empower exceptional leaders, enable the warfighter

In a room full of new Air Force fellows at the National Defense University, Wilson said the 1,300 official instructions are often outdated and inconsistent, breeding cynicism when Airmen feel they cannot possibly follow every written rule.

"There are more AFIs than we need," she said. "Let's not tell Airmen how to do everything. Let's tell them what to do and let them surprise us with their ingenuity."

"Secretary Wilson and I trust our Airmen will make the right decision, based on the values, training and experience the Air Force has provided them," said Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff. "By reducing the number of Air Force directives we are trusting our Airmen and pushing down
decision authority to commanders."

The way ahead - restore readiness

The effort will start with the 40 percent of instructions that are out of date and those identified by Airmen as top priorities.

"The first step will target immediate rescission," Wilson said. "We want to significantly reduce the number of publications, and make sure the remaining ones are current and relevant."

Airmen can visit the Airmen Powered by Innovation portal to provide input on which publications should be prioritized for review.

The second phase will be a review of all other directive publications issued by Headquarters Air Force. These publications contain more than 130,000 compliance items at the wing level.

Publications should add value, set policy and describe best practices, she said. They should also give authority to the lowest practical level to waive instructions when experience and good judgement suggest that is the best course.

Airmen will have the opportunity to be part of an Air Force survey within the next several weeks. The survey will ask for feedback on the most important instructions to rescind or revise.
 
I remember my ex wife coming home upset because she was freezing her butt off and Captain Dipstick chewed her out for wearing her fleece jacket indoors. Just sitting at her desk working, jacket has name and rank on it and all that jazz and Captain Dipstick was walking by... Thanks for saving the day Capn' lol
 
CatchyScreenName said:
I remember my ex wife coming home upset because she was freezing her butt off and Captain Dipstick chewed her out for wearing her fleece jacket indoors. Just sitting at her desk working, jacket has name and rank on it and all that jazz and Captain Dipstick was walking by... Thanks for saving the day Capn' lol
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I knew I'd be a bad NCO the day I realized I didn't give a crap if someone had their hands in their pockets while at work.
 
NovemberEcho said:
I knew I'd be a bad NCO the day I realized I didn't give a crap if someone had their hands in their pockets while at work.
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I got my first construction job when I was 16. Within a week my nickname was "pockets." 20 years later and I will never, ever forget that lesson. The rest of the summer went by pretty darned quick.
 
40 years ago we had a camera that could read license plates on a moving car from a supersonic airplane, yet today they're still are random enlisted airmen on 'roving watch' walking around a building in case a flash mob appears.


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CFI A&P said:
40 years ago we had a camera that could read license plates on a moving car from a supersonic airplane, yet today they're still are random enlisted airmen on 'roving watch' walking around a building in case a flash mob appears.


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I have to send a soldier to sit in the chow hall and make sure the people walking through it sign there names on a sheet nobody reads.

This isn't a spare soldier, it's usually somebody who is gainfully employed somewhere and has to stop doing that job to sit in a tent for 2 hours three times a day.
 
Lawman said:
I have to send a soldier to sit in the chow hall and make sure the people walking through it sign there names on a sheet nobody reads.

This isn't a spare soldier, it's usually somebody who is gainfully employed somewhere and has to stop doing that job to sit in a tent for 2 hours three times a day.
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The sad thing is I'd bet my next retention check from either the army or my civilian employer that some jack wagon screwed up simply signing their name and last 4 of their SSN...
 
Lawman said:
I have to send a soldier to sit in the chow hall and make sure the people walking through it sign there names on a sheet nobody reads.

This isn't a spare soldier, it's usually somebody who is gainfully employed somewhere and has to stop doing that job to sit in a tent for 2 hours three times a day.
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How else do they update snapfacegram?
Some soldiers are more diligent than others...

On a macro level: the Air Force has a rule book, apparently 1300 pages, of what you can do. The navy has a rule book of what you can't do. The Army is halfway between each.

Case in point: Surf YouTube for Navy Cruise videos. vs Army or Air Force deployment vid's.

Best part about being a WO? I have my pockets and a first name.
 
NovemberEcho said:
I knew I'd be a bad NCO the day I realized I didn't give a crap if someone had their hands in their pockets while at work.
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I purposely put my hands in my pockets at every opportunity, drove old guys nuts - had a TSgt that used to be a TI come to start chewing on me and I asked "do you want me to give you a 341?" his head about popped off, it was great.

I guess I was a bad NCO too, I judged people on their ability to get work done, if they forgot to do laundry and wore white socks - nobody died ! haha
 
NovemberEcho said:
I knew I'd be a bad NCO the day I realized I didn't give a crap if someone had their hands in their pockets while at work.
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I thought that was SOP in the Flying Club. :cool: That and using umbrellas while wearing BDUs and other Cretan camouflage options.
 
I was walking out of the gym one day and as I walked past some Captain yelled at me to tuck my shirt in. So I pointed out he shouldn't have his sunglasses on his head. Good times.
 
Drew88 said:
There's going to be an AFI addressing how to adhere to the new lack of AFI's.
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Its a balancing act of instructions and standards.
For example, found on the net. United 'Flight Attendant Uniform Appearance Standards'
http://unitedafa.org/docs/uniforms/appearance_standards.pd
Copyright 2013, United Airlines, Inc. All rights Reserved. The Inflight Services Flight Attendant Uniform Appearance Standards have been developed for the exclusive use of United flight attendants and may not be reproduced, sold or distributed. No part of this document may be reproduced to transmit in any form or by means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of United. United employees desiring to publish excerpts from this manual are requested to notify Inflight Services, Information department prior to publication.

in conclusion on the last page.

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