Joining the USAF

"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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BUFF, I'll have to disagree, but I'll preface this by saying I only
worked
in 2 units during the great "reorganization circus".

I only worked in two as well, but it was a success story in each one.


Just taking a wild guess here, but were they B-52 units? grin
I seem to recall that most of the positive comments I ever heard were from
people that worked either fighter units, or bomber units. The flyers there
seemed to have a better grasp of "teamwork", and a much higher respect for
the wrench-benders. And I guess that there were much fewer fliers assigned
than in my units (AWACS and JSTARS).

We, the
flightline folks, stayed where we were at, because we located next to the
flightline.

In many cases around the Air Force, I'm sure this was true and in a
perfect
world working in the same building would be the norm, but I don't think
its
required to make the ops-mnx cooperation successful.

Never saw the bosses come down to the shop

Failure of leadership, not the system.


Agreed.

If you went over to the OR
and walked into the building in BDU's, EVERYBODY looked down at you.

I'll have to take your word for it, but I find it hard to believe. I
thought
more highly of our young enlisted folks than I did many of our young
officers.


Not to say that it never happens. Like anywhere, I met my share of
outstanding folks, and real idiots.

From my point of view, it's entirely the right thing to do. Again,
that's
MY view, a 16 year maintainer working E-3's and E-8's.

Obviously you're not alone or the reorganization would not have taken
place.
I've been at the Pentagon since July, but as I was leaving, some of the
old
(pre-1993) problems were beginning to surface and nearly everyone I talk
to
about the reorganization feels it was a mistake, you're the first I've
seen in
favor of it.


I think it's the "full-circle" theory at work. Every few years you make a
change to the system, and eventually you'll come back around to the
beginning again (don't like the weather? Wait, it'll change). Since the
start of my career coincided with the separate MX/OPS squadrons, I MIGHT be
a little biased to that system.

Pete