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[Dr342]

Old Crow, I just left the USAF after a long and rewarding career. I can tell you, it's not the same Air Force. The last 10 years have been very difficult and dysfunctional. They currently have major issues in terms of morale, eroding enlisted heritage and an overall lack of leadership and direction.

Like I said above, lurk a little on Air Force Times Forums and you will see what I mean.

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[old crow]

Dr342: I just finished several hours' reading on the AF Times, multiple fora. Don't quite know what to say. Acronyms and abbreviations I can't fathom except from extrapolation from what is being said/complained about. I have a preliminary picture of dysfunction often associated with "distancing" of personnel-in-need from those personnel who probably have answers. Personally, I intensely dislike dealing with a "robotic phone/computer system"; I'd rather stand in line to talk to a person who has a skilled supervisor on-call and a rack of AF regs and manuals at hand. I am now humbled to realize that I served in a time when real people were available to answer real problems for me. If my many-years' retired concerns about the "health" of the USAF now exist then I can only imagine how stressful the situations are for the young people enduring "electronic intelligence" guidance in their careers. If I can relate "Boots on the ground" as it applies to the USAF, it has more meaning than just warm and able bodies, it implies that people are not only skilled in what they do but ably guided by experienced, dedicated and competent NCOs. In my opinion, officers come and go as their fortunes dictate but NCOs are "grown" to the force and it is they who provide the backbone, the integrity and the ultimate success of the force. No pilot willingly or confidently flies an acft without the consent of the crew chief.