http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...5f177e-6fae-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html
Interesting read.
Push Hard, Press Forward
Interesting read.
Push Hard, Press Forward
I have a family member that is an air force officer. I thought they do have some sort of job board that lists positions and you can choose to apply to certain ones.[/quote
Haha, not quite. There is an online form that you can use to list your preferences.
...rumor has it that AFPC (in charge of assignments) glances at it, then throws darts at a board.![]()
http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...5f177e-6fae-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html
Interesting read.
Push Hard, Press Forward
So, what? Are people just identical punch cards that can be stamped to become whatever you need them to be?Nothing new, similar discussions were happening back in late 90's. Had a face to face counseling session with my CG when I resigned (2001) since the leadership was concerned about junior officers leaving.
Perhaps I have been a part of the institution too long, but I don't agree with many of the generalization in the article
"No junior officers know where their next job assignment will be, or if it will fit with their interests, strengths and talents."
After commissioning, the path is pretty clear, BOLC, any specialty school, platoon leader, specialty platoon, company XO, and BN staff, than to your Captains Career Course. Of course there are deviation based on your branch, but nothing changes. I was a 2LT long time ago, but what strengths and talents do 2LTs have? A 2LT could be interested in Computer Science, but if he or she ended up branching Chemical Corps, guess what personal interest matters little. I remember an air force LT, C 17 pilot, being a contestant on the American Idol - her talent is signing so we should ignore the money we spent to train her to be a C17 pilot and assign her somewhere else where she can sing? Or I like to see a bank teller transferring to investment banking because he or she is interested in investment banking.
So, what? Are people just identical punch cards that can be stamped to become whatever you need them to be?
So, what? Are people just identical punch cards that can be stamped to become whatever you need them to be?
If we allow commanders to hire and fire who they want, what do we do with officers no commanders wants or gets fired?
You send them packing.... like any other employer. Do we REALLY think there's something unique about the military? What do we do with them? We stop paying them and we remind them if they don't do their jobs, they won't have jobs....
One unique aspect of the military is that we have grow from within. Can you fire a Coast Guard ship captain and hire someone outside of Coast Guard to fill the vacancy?
I think the military's issues aren't just "not promoting" but promoting **** bags all the other guys know shouldn't be promoted. Anyone in uniform or having been in uniform can probably count on more than one (or two) hands the guys and gals who SHOULD NOT be at the rank they're at. And they can count people who should have been.
... A Selective Retention board will be held for CPTs (i.e. Army will board all the CPTs in the target population and separate X number of CPTs).
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A question I've also been curious about. How about grad school after a 4/5 years in a service academy. Why does the AF take an electrical engineer with a BS from USAFA send him/her to grad school for an MS in electrical engineering and save him/her a UPT slot?.. why does the military spend the money on educating somebody in a field that they will never utilize?