<p>First nmd,</p>
<p>Plenty have gone from blue to green-1,000th goes Blue to Green</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/01/tnsBluetogreen070119/[/url]”>http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/01/tnsBluetogreen070119/</a></p>
<p>Second have been a grad from USAFA and just ended my career after 26 plus years. I know what is expected of officers. As leader you are expected to among other things protect your folks. Army officers do not bed down themselves until their men are taken care of, the same can be said for any military service. Your people will work harder for you if have their backs. </p>
<p>Another strong leadership skill is listening, if the people below you are telling you they can’t do more with less anymore, you need to make sure it is understood at the civilian leadership level. This why mission ready rates have been drop for most aircraft systems.</p>
<p>This is about money, the money that it takes to train people who are then sent away and you need to replace them, you need to send more to school and spend more money. It is money and tech slots that we don’t have.</p>
<p>You act as if the AF does nothing, who flys close air support for troops on the ground, brings fresh troops, new equipment, running the airfields and evac the wounded, the Air Force. Currently about a third of the force is deployed/remote somewhere.</p>
<p>Generals are not robots, they speak out and argue all the time. It is just behind closed doors not generally to the press. </p>
<p>Another loss to Navy today…go Army beat Navy.</p>