Isn't it Ironic?

[Unregistered]

Weekly Roll Call - Standards and Discipline
Wed Oct 24 13:32:33 GMT 2007
Both are cornerstones of Air Force Core Values and help build American citizens' trust

Week of Oct. 24, 2007 - Oct. 30, 2007

"Throughout Air Force history a common thread emerges for our longstanding successes-adherence to standards and discipline," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley. "Standards provide a framework for attention to detail while discipline ensures accountability."

As the world's most dominant air, space and cyberspace force, the Air Force is expected to maintain the highest level of standards and discipline. The American people entrust us with not only their tax dollars, but their safety, security and way of life-for this we are accountable. This trust is not given; it is earned through the great pride, professionalism and attention to detail we display as we execute our day-to-day operations.

In order to maintain that trust, every Airman must adhere to the Air Force Core Values: Integrity First, Service before Self and Excellence in All We Do.

Integrity first
- Be responsible; a person of true integrity acknowledges his or her duties and acts accordingly
- Be accountable; not only for your actions, but the actions of your subordinates
- Have self-respect; behave in a manner that brings credit upon yourself and the Air Force

Service before Self
- Follow rules; adhere to all standards, regulations and instructions in duty performance
- Respect others; look out for your Wingman/subordinates, a failure for one is a failure for all

Excellence in all we do
- Continue improvement; reinforce the highest standards, which maximize the Air Force's effort
- Focus on mission completion; every task is significant

"A disciplined force puts mission first; flies, fights and wins as a team; knows the rules; pays meticulous attention to detail; and is accountable for the final results," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley.

Our chief supporters-the American public- expect the best from its Air Force, and we owe them nothing less.

[Unregistered]

No, not ironic at all. Didn't you know the core values only apply to us little people?

[CallOnMe]

Ah yes the pawns who go to die for "freedom", perhaps one day the tables will turn.

[WPNS]

No, not ironic at all. Didn't you know the core values only apply to us little people?

Read the thread I posted "What is wrong with today's chiefs" about McKinley's little comments in the AF Times about how he stereotypes his Airmen! We have a LOT to learn about our TRUE leaders!!!!!

[ramprat]

Thruout his rise in the ranks his nodded yes in all the meetings,a real weather vane type.

[mfjdspence]

I see the focus shifting back from volunteer all your time back towards do your job and spend time with your family. Finally...a bit of common sense. Too bad our EPR, 1206, Decs, etc policies are all tainted by that mantra and probably need to be reworked too.

[ramprat]

Weekly Roll Call - Standards and Discipline
Wed Oct 24 13:32:33 GMT 2007
Both are cornerstones of Air Force Core Values and help build American citizens' trust

Week of Oct. 24, 2007 - Oct. 30, 2007

"Throughout Air Force history a common thread emerges for our longstanding successes-adherence to standards and discipline," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley. "Standards provide a framework for attention to detail while discipline ensures accountability."

As the world's most dominant air, space and cyberspace force, the Air Force is expected to maintain the highest level of standards and discipline. The American people entrust us with not only their tax dollars, but their safety, security and way of life-for this we are accountable. This trust is not given; it is earned through the great pride, professionalism and attention to detail we display as we execute our day-to-day operations.

In order to maintain that trust, every Airman must adhere to the Air Force Core Values: Integrity First, Service before Self and Excellence in All We Do.

Integrity first
- Be responsible; a person of true integrity acknowledges his or her duties and acts accordingly
- Be accountable; not only for your actions, but the actions of your subordinates
- Have self-respect; behave in a manner that brings credit upon yourself and the Air Force

Service before Self
- Follow rules; adhere to all standards, regulations and instructions in duty performance
- Respect others; look out for your Wingman/subordinates, a failure for one is a failure for all

Excellence in all we do
- Continue improvement; reinforce the highest standards, which maximize the Air Force's effort
- Focus on mission completion; every task is significant

"A disciplined force puts mission first; flies, fights and wins as a team; knows the rules; pays meticulous attention to detail; and is accountable for the final results," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley.

Our chief supporters-the American public- expect the best from its Air Force, and we owe them nothing less.
looks like a canned lesson plan ,that someone dug up from some old file.
I always wondered during "commanders call" they just didnt play a recording ,and speed it up as i got
tired of hearing the same line over and over.This coupled with the phony sloganeering they reinvented
almost quarterly didnt do a thing for morale ,but kept some clerk staff officer busy.

[WillsPowers]

Hollow words from a hollow Mynah Bird leader who can only repeat what his masters told him.

[Toogr82h8]

what is wrong with words being repeated if they are solid?

[WillsPowers]

Soldier, are you aware of the impications of the Major Jill Metzger scandal and the depth of the criminality and hypocrisy that is represents?

We can't allow this. In light of the facts and evidence, those words promoting core values are indeed hollow and hypocritical because their promoters have failed us all miserably--They simply can't abide by their own beliefs!

Like any moral cause, like the Civil Rights movement, you have to practice what you preach!. Lincoln proclaimed emmancipation but it wasn't until much later that true rigths were accorded. Lincoln also said "A lowly Corporal deserves the same standard of Justice that a Major General recieves"---this basic "equal justice under law" concept is NOT being applied by the corrupt leadership of the US Air Force and it's equally corrupt Judiciary in the Major Jill Metzger case.

[Toogr82h8]

I agree that we cannot preach things that we dont practice ourselves but the words themselves if abided by are still solid core values that everyone regardless of branch should live by. I was not backing up the person who said them just the comment that it is the same BS. I personally dont feel that repetitive values speaches are meaningless. I have heard the same DUI speach 1,000 times but its impact still remains the same regardless of how many times I have heard it or whom it might come from.

[WillsPowers]

I agree wholeheartedly with your comment about the "mynah bird" effect where Post/Base commanders keep saying the same things--especially in their base newspapers. I think those "management tool" speeches are handled by their flunkies who keep them in their desk drawers and rotate them out and into print according to occasion and season of the year. They seem dull, repetitive, verbose and seemingly DULL.