tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15226520.post113480492645582531..comments2023-07-15T07:26:21.285-05:00Comments on Desert Odyssey II: Trash DetailChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11144889983564252947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15226520.post-1135212675182043752005-12-21T18:51:00.000-06:002005-12-21T18:51:00.000-06:00Thank you. This is one of my FAVORITE subjects! :...Thank you. This is one of my FAVORITE subjects! :) Really, I'm not kidding or sarcastic.<BR/><BR/>Having been ex-USAF enlisted (Airman to SSgt - '81 to '87), working on the flightline (328x4 - Avionics & Doppler Nav), I have had the opportunity to interract with _several_ officers and enlisted. They have ranged from those that fly, those that nav, those that target (RSO), those that confer, those that work on different parts of the plane, those that guard, those that feed, those that CE, and those that "do it all".<BR/><BR/>SIDE NOTE: I discount those in CBPO and Medical because they are _always_ nice - sorta wired in I guess. :)<BR/><BR/>In both cases their involvement with me and other folks ranged from those that delegate, those that coordinate, those that participate, and those that "do it all".<BR/><BR/>And THEN, there is the rare breed: BOOT STRAP OFFICERS. Those officers, and I only worked _WITH_ two (take note the word "with" is important) they were special. I would jump in front of a bullet for the Boot Strap Officer - and we Air Force types rarely end up in a gunfight! :) And I had one Boot Strap officer jump in front of someone to protect _ME_ on the flightline. He, obviously, is my favorite officer! To you, Capt. Tolliver, thanks for watching "my six" on the flight deck in Aviano, Italy.<BR/><BR/>I believe that the key is that the "do it all" officers, as I believe you are of that type, and the Boot Strap officers, take leadership to an entirely different level. When you have placed yourself in the other person's shoes, no matter what tier or slot in the Chain of Command, comaradery becomes electric. That is the key to being a great leader, whether in the private sector or in the military.<BR/><BR/>I've gone on too long ... but, Hercs and C-9As I know very well! Rhein-Main AFB was my first duty station. In fact, I was on a team to install the first Carousel IV-E systems in our Nightingales. That was a great time, a great base, and our Hercs were the BEST (a little biased, eh?)LinkedInUSAF Founderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265567695804034234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15226520.post-1134958917824403962005-12-18T20:21:00.000-06:002005-12-18T20:21:00.000-06:00Hmmmm, I was USAF 71-76 and you are so very, very ...Hmmmm, I was USAF 71-76 and you are so very, very correct. I worked for some Sr NCOs that I would follow anywhere and do anything they would demand knowing that they would be there with you. I also worked for some Sr NCOs that I would follow only reluctantly because they were self-serving and would abandon you if it meant that they would dirty their shoes.<BR/><BR/>What you do is a true sign of a leader, don't demand from others what you, yourself, are unwilling to do. Serve tjpse that are beneath you so they know that they are important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com