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  • Respect as a leader

    In my tenure as an enlisted professional in the United States Air Force, I have seen many types of leaders and I have definitely formed my opinions on what is good leadership and what is not. That being said, I would like to briefly focus on a criterion that begs the question, "Are you a respected

  • Here to serve

    "When will I be seen?" This is a common question coming from folks needing the services of the 17th Medical Group. The answer is dependent upon many factors beginning with the type of appointment you need. A recently more challenging event is making an appointment. By now you have likely experienced

  • Choices, decisions and consequences

    Every morning we wake up not knowing what the day ahead holds; so many things to do, decisions to make, long hours to work. For the great majority of Airmen, we take our Air Force career extremely serious and push hard to exceed the standards set for us; while others may not consider our duty as

  • Progressive discipline

    Have you heard the term Progressive Discipline? If so, before you read any further, take a minute and explain it to yourself (stop here and pause). Ok, let's go forth. If you are a supervisor, I hope what you explained to yourself is contained in this article. Why? Because we can always do more to

  • Standards: are you meeting them?

    Are you meeting the standards? "What standards," you ask? All of them. The Air Force expects us to meet (and preferably, exceed) all of the standards that apply to us. And there are lots of them - Department of Defense Instructions, Air Force Instructions, MAJCOM Instructions, General Orders,