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Shouldn't the Wing Commander be publishing memos regarding the standards that will be enforced in his wing? Or do Wing Commanders now abdicate their authority and enforcement of standards to SNCOs? I had the pleasure of serving under Gen Ron Keys while he was the Wing Commander at Eielson. He introduced himself to the pilots of the base by telling us that we should picture his face in our HUDs while we flew. If we couldn't explain to him what we were doing while we did it, we probably shouldn't be doing it. He also very clearly explained that if he was forced to do the jobs of other people assigned to his wing, he didn't need them. And if he didn't need them, he'd fire them. He was a man who led by example, took responsibility for leading his wing, and made it clear to all in his wing what his expectations were. He certainly didn't ask his SNCOs to take command of standard enforcement. That entire letter absolutely reeks of a complete absence of effective practical leadership at ASAB. To tap into the Chief's line of thinking, he would be more accurate to trace the lack of basic discipline to a lack of professional morale. That in turn, can be traced to a lack of leadership from the top. Forget mustaches and tucked in shirts. Somebody send that base an actual leader. The rest will follow and the Chief can go back to being something other than a TI.

Looks like Lindsay Lohan just moved from the on deck circle to the plate.

Can't be...he would have been belligerent and wound up arrested for shooting his mouth off.

I find it hilarious that you guys still don't realize that you are getting stabbed in the back by your own community. About half of your "bros" that talk a good game right now are going to promote and then use their new found power to impose "shoe" rules on you. You guys keep referencing this aircrew versus the world situation...but in reality you are eating your own. In the CE world, our SNCOs always greet these new policies with a "I guess now they expect us to enforce this bullshit, too" attitude. I expect that is true in the MX world and about half of the support world. The reality is that everybody in the Air Force works for a pilot. It is in your hands to change it. Stop bitching and do something about it. Please, for the rest of us that will never have any real power. If some pilot O-9 out there put his foot down on uniform regs, they would change. If some O-6 flyer said that the "Home of the Fighter Pilot" sign at Nellis will stay up, it will stay up. Trust me. I'll take all of the negative ratings as a reflection of how close to home this hits.

Sounds good. I'll quit now and take a 35% pay cut, 'cause I'm so racked with anger about the 36-2903 changes. I'll explain to my family that I'm not a pussy. Let us know how this works out.

Are you a ROTC guy? If so, OAF-OSI is a good foot in the door. That's about all I know. HD