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June 2001 ArchiveAll the old garbage you can handle! |
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This time Tolliver called upon a few students in the front to distribute a supply of blank forms to all who were present. He then explained to the group how the forms should be filled out and instructed them to take them home, study them carefully, obtain the signatures of their parents and bring them with them to the next meeting. After that he launched into a description of what had happened since their last session together.
... and CadetStuff is rockin' the house!
First, our June issue is burning up electrons on a modem near you! In it, Air Force Academy cadet James Naugle discusses his adventures in gaining admittance to those hallowed halls. Take his sound advice, don't do what he did!
Capt Hugh Stewart, a Senior member so new that he's still got pieces of shrink-wrap stuck on him, eloquently describes the approach of his twenty-first birthday. Something about Darth Vader being his father, we're not sure
Spaatzen Capt Matt Heusser begins a multi-part article on establishing and using a Promotion Review Board.
And, holy smokes! The latest review quiz: Rickenbacker Leadership! ... Plus, we roll out yet another leadership quiz, this time for the Lindbergh Achievement. It's a little light, but we're going to sic Spacedog on the quiz guy before the next one rolls out.
Dr. Drill seems to have received a note from some poor, misguided soul.
The action in Squadron Alert! heats up with political intrigue and maneuvering. My, how things haven't changed! And it turns out that Tom Carroll has an evil twin who's plotting to steal his girlfriend and ruin his life - don't you dare miss it!
You could say I have a one-track mind. When I was in second grade, my class had a project for DARE. We were supposed to draw where we saw ourselves in the year 2000. I drew myself walking through the gates of the Air Force Academy with an orange Mohawk. Well, the Mohawk never took form but the dream of the Academy did.
As the cold starts to seep into my bones and the evening breeze incites my arthritis to flare, I sit in these last few hours of the cadet life to ponder on the factors that have allowed me a limited sagacity.
Promotions are a complex process. At various dates in cadet's careers, there is a lot to verify: PT scores - Attendance - Participation - Moral Leadership Participation - Leadership Tests - Aerospace Tests - Essays - Speeches (Armstrong/Eaker) - Encampment - AE Mentoring - AE Instruction - Staff Duty Analysis. It's enough to bring headaches to any one individual.
Never mind what you learned watching "Gomer Pyle, USMC" and "Full Metal Jacket", leadership is not about yelling at people. Yelling at your people doesn't accomplish anything and usually does more harm than good.