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Enlisted perspective
CMSgt Jerry Simmers
SAFMLS 2010
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SAFMLS 2010Overview
• Welcoming Comments
• Objectives
• RSV
• Enlisted education
• Officer versus Enlisted
• Evaluating Enlisted
• Enlisted promotion system
• Manning & cross-training
• AF CFM responsibilities
• MAJCOM FM responsibilities
• Questions / Comments
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Objectives
Brief the enlisted perspective to you our officer leaders Explain our expectations of you Explain the enlisted promotion system Build a better understanding of the enlisted point of
view to strengthen the team work and build a better lab team
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RSV MRDSS is broke
• We can no longer put both the “Knowledge Level” and “Performance Level” requirements in MRDSS
• So I chose to track the “Performance Level” tasks in MRDSS that are tied to the UTCs
• All 4 RSV items are still required at least to the “knowledge level” for all 4T0X1s and must be tracked by the individual labs’ tracker or AFTR
• The AF Readiness folks are working on a solution
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288,720 Enlisted Airman Basic (E-1) - 13,693 (4.7%) Airman (E-2) - 12,712 (4.4%) Airman First Class (E-3) - 53,094 (18.3%) Senior Airman (E-4) - 53,223 (18.4%) Staff Sergeant (E-5) - 72,388 (25.0%) Technical Sergeant (E-6) - 43,992 (15.2%) Master Sergeant (E-7) - 31,061 (10.8%) Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) - 5,681 (2.0%) Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) - 2,876 (1.0%)
About 1200 are Lab techs
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4T Education levelEducation Level (Highest) Number of records Percentage
Associate Degree 316 26%
BA/BS 140 12%
College Credit (12 or more SH) 678 56%
HS Diploma/Cert/GED/HS Senior 53 4%
MA/MS 19 1.5%
PHD 1 0.08%
Unknown/not verified 2 0.16%
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About CCAF• The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) is an
institution of higher learning dedicated to the enlisted member.
• CCAF is a regionally accredited college, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
• CCAF awards the Associate in Applied Science degree upon completion of a degree program designed for an Air Force specialty.
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AU/ABC• New AU-ABC is the Air University Associate to
Baccalaureate Cooperative Program.
• AU-ABC is an initiative between the Air Force and civilian higher education institutions to offer baccalaureate degree opportunities to every Air Force enlisted member.
• Program directs Airmen with associate in applied science degrees to collection of accredited “military friendly” colleges and universities when pursuing a four-year degree.
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Key features• Builds on student CCAF degree
• CCAF graduates earn bachelor's degrees
• MAXIMIZES application of career education and training
• Air Force friendly colleges and universitiesaward the bachelor's degrees
• Virtual campus--electronic instruction & onlinestudent support
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Officer vs Enlisted
My qualifications: AS in Laboratory Technology BS in Occupational Education w/ Major in Lab Technology Master’s degree in management State MT licensure in Hawaii & Florida Clinical Laboratory Scientist license in California MLT (ASCP) MT or MLS (ASCP) and (AMT) 26 years of experience
So what does this mean?
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Officer vs Enlisted
It doesn’t matter…a Lt out ranks me! We still need to work as a team and rely on each other Enlisted for the most part work the bench Officers manage the sections and labs Enlisted should keep you informed Officers are the enlisted top-cover Officers should back the enlisted (policies, OIs, Regs) Use the enlisted experience One Team one fight Ultimately the officer is in charge and responsible
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What we need from you
Support and Top cover If we’re not meeting your expectations, talk to us Trust, but verify, not all SNCO are created equal We need to meet the whole person concept Need to involvement in the Sq, Gp, Wg and community Lab comes 1st but try to be flexible and allow
participation, be fair and spread the wealth Loyalty & trust goes a long way No one makes it to the top without help and support Build a team, take care of your folks and they’ll take
care of each other and you
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Evaluating Enlisted Compare apples to apples, use your NCO, SNCOs When you rate an Airman, compare them to the same
rank with the same time in service Be fair & give feedback--not meeting your expectations Give them a chance to improve before EPR is written The lower rank the more time to recover from (MDs) A (MD) for a SNCO is pretty much letting the board
know they are not ready for Senior/Chief It will take years to recover if they can (feedback) BUT – be honest and rate them what they earned SNCO should be held to a higher standards
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Evaluating Enlisted SR on SNCOs – No PME, CCAF, no SR endorsement ROAD (retired on active duty)
• The force is getting too small we need everyone pulling their fair-share
• Hold their feet to the fire and make them work or retire MEBs and discipline
• Document everything! Fitness failures = automatic referrals (at TAFB 3 max) If you haven’t done so yet PLEASE start testing your
Airmen on the new fitness standards…we found about 20% failure at current scores
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Enlisted Ranks
Amn – SrA: Primary bench techs learning their jobs and the ways of the AF
SSgt – TSgt (MSgt): Still bench techs but first line supervisors, NCOICs and section supervisors
MSgt: Some are still bench techs, section chiefs, lab chiefs and superintendents (lab and Sq)
SMSgt: Primarily lab chiefs, squadron superintendents and MAJCOM functional managers
CMSgt: Only 5 remain in functional areas: WHMC, WPMC, DGMC, Keesler and Langley. All other are 9Gs (group superintendents)
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ENLISTED ROADMAP ENLISTED ROADMAP
TO THE TOP TO THE TOP
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Airmen Promotions Amn – SrA: automatic with commander’s concurrence AB to Amn: 6 months TIG AMN to A1C: 10 months TIG A1C to SrA: 36 months TIS w/20 Months TIG or 28
month TIG Many people come in with 1 or 2 stripes with college or
6 year enlistment BTZ are considered the quarter before 6 months early SrA (BTZ) 15% - 6 months early, with the length of tech
school get the engaged ASAP
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SSgt - MSgt Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) Stripes for exceptional performers (STEP)
• <200 year divided by MAJCOM TIG: 6 points a year (60 Max) TIS: 2 points a year (40 Max) EPR points: 135 max SKT (job): 100 PGE (military): 100 Decoration points: up to 25 Score above percentage cut off Study, Study, Study
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SMSgt & CMSgt
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Promotion dates
Grade TIS TIG PECD Testing Release
SSgt 3 years 6 months 31-Mar May - Jun Aug
TSgt 5 years23
months 31-Dec Feb - Mar June
MSgt 8 years24
months 31-Dec Feb – Mar May
SMSgt 11 years20
months 30-Sep Dec Mar
CMSgt 14 years21
months 31-Jul Sep Now
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PECD dates! TOS Decorations 3 years of superior sustained
performance – to include fitness
• Very important with fewer and fewer PCSs
• Must have started process before PECD to count toward promotion for the next cycle
MSgt 31 Dec – Decoration points
• 1,3,5 points
SMSgt 31 Sep & CMSgt 31 Jul
• 5 points plus help with board score
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Promotion to Senior and Chief
SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS BOARD ASSESSMENT
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BOARD MEMBERS
One Colonel and two CMSgt’s
Number/Career Field of board is determined by number of eligibles by Major Command & Chief Enlisted Manager/AFSC
Gender and Race of eligibles determines the board member composition
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Board President
2 Panels
Ops
9 Panels
Spt
4 Panels
MX
1 Panel
Med
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
SELECTION FOLDER
LEFT SIDE
ARTICLE 15
CITATIONS FORDECORATIONS
RIGHT SIDE
EPRs (last 10 years)
AF FORM 77 (For breaks in service, EPR appeals, administrative correction)
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
MISSING DOCUMENT REQUEST
SNCO EVALUATION BRIEF
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
PERFORMANCE EDUCATION BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE JOB RESPONSIBILITY PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS LEADERSHIP
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
PERFORMANCE
• Job Description
• Individual Rating Factors
• Periods of Supervision
• Overall Evaluations
• Level of Endorsements
• Narrative Word Picture
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
EDUCATION
• CCAF Degree a MUST!
• SNCOA by Correspondence a MUST!
• Bachelors Degree in your Field
These are minimum requirements. If the SNCO does not have these Senior Rater and firewall 5 are questionable.
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE
• Various Jobs Within Your Career Field Wing NAF MAJCOM Air Staff
• Special Duty Assignments Recruiter First Sergeant Instructor PME
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
JOB RESPONSIBILITY
• Performing Duty Commensurate with Rank
• Amount of Money You Manage (to a point)
• Number of People You Supervise (AF determines)
• Magnitude of Your Job (AF to a point)
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
• What Your Rating Chain Says About You
• Senior Rater Endorsement (at least CCAF/PME)
• Stratification
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
• Quarterly/Annual Awards throughout career
• Recognition from PME (Levitow/academic/DG)
• Career Field Specific (Functional) AFMS Awards
• Community/Leadership Awards
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
LEADERSHIP
• Community Activities
• Head of a Committee
• Leadership Role in a Professional Org AFA AFSA VFW
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Board Scores(no more than 1 point)
Absolutely Superior 10 (450)
Outstanding 9.5 (427.5)
Few Could Be Better 9 (405)
Strong 8.5 (382.5)
Slightly Above Average 8 (360)
Average 7.5 (337.5)
Slightly Below Average 7 (315)
Well Below Average 6.5 (292.5)
Lowest 6 (270)
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CRO – Big Stuff
CRO EPRs if possible when you have BIG STUFF PME awards AFMS (MAJCOM or AF) Group or Wing Level Award winner / recognition Annual (all levels) best is your Sq/Gp/WG Improved stratification in Gp/Wg (especially top 5-10) Top – 3 officer in Wg or possibly Gp Private org key positions or awards Chairman for a Wg level event/program Getting rid of markdowns
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Board scores
BELOW AVERAGE
• SNCOA Not Completed
• CCAF Not Completed
• No Senior Rater Endorsement
• No Decoration Upon PCS / PCA
• Less Than Firewall 5 EPR
• Same Job Description Year After Year
• Home-Steadying / Job-Steadying
• No Deployments
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Board Scores
AVERAGE
• EPR on Top Has Senior Rater Endorsement
• SNCOA Completed
• CCAF Degree In Career Field
• Decoration with each PCS
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Board Scores
ABOVE AVERAGE
• Firewall 5 EPRs for last 10 Reports / Years
• Senior Rater Endorsement on all Eligible EPRs
• Additional Degree in Career Field
• MSM on Top
• Documented Base / Community Involvement
• Short Term Special Duty Outside of Job
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Board Scores
OUTSTANDING
• Monthly / Quarterly / Annual Award Winner
• PME Award Winner
• Community / Public Service Recognition
• Civilian Education Awards
• Officer in Top 3, AFA, AFSA, etc …
• Sustained Superior Performance
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Board score conclusion
SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS SELF ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITES
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Manning and X-training
Under CAREERS 1st term Airman are better but not guaranteed
Window for 4-year Airman 35 – 43 months Window for 6-year Airman 59 – 67 months If overseas 15- 9 months prior to DEROS As the CFM I only approve Exceptions to the Policy
(ETP) -- Non-1st term or NCORP All cross-training packages are considered, however Commissioning & PME
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4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory
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End Dec-09 Auths 910End Dec-09 No Fill 919Manning 100%
Current (Goal = 0) 0.40
1% >120 days TDY 16%Avg # of TDY days 46
Current (Oct 2009) 0.95
Current (Aug 2009) 0
PERSTEMPO
PP Auths, Inv, Manning
Sustainment Deviation
Work Tempo (A1M)
Operations Demand (A1PR)
Stressed
Initial Enlistment Bonus
Selective Reenlistment Bonus
Special Duty Assignment Pay
Critical Skills Retention Bonus
Chronic Critical Skills List
Training Constraints
Historical Dec-08 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 % Plan MetACL 10.91 9.92 7.86 9.78 10.50 10.95 11.35 104%
Zone A 0.54 0.52 0.38 0.48 0.55 0.63 0.63 118% 89%Zone B 0.69 0.69 0.65 0.58 0.59 0.56 0.58 84% 110%Zone C 0.91 0.84 0.64 0.86 0.85 0.77 0.79 86% 78%Zone E 0.68 0.72 0.63 0.76 0.79 0.83 0.80 118% 111%
RETENTION GOALS Zone Manning
RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend FY10Upper Bound 117Sustainment 106Lower Bound 96PGL 108% Sustainment Met 101%
NPS TPR
Retrain-In Retrain-OutFY08 0 0FY09 0 0FY10 0 0
Retraining
13 12 11 10
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
13 12 11 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Years Of Service (YOS)
End Dec-09
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
NPS Grad Sustainment Target and Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)
Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 899)
PP Inventory
Zone E 18y-20y
STP
FY Accessions
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4T0X2 - Histopathology
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End Dec-09 Auths 62End Dec-09 No Fill 72Manning 116%
Current (Goal = 0) 0.86
0% >120 days TDY 11%Avg # of TDY days 33
Current (Oct 2009) 0.95
Current (Aug 2009) 0
PERSTEMPO
PP Auths, Inv, Manning
Sustainment Deviation
Work Tempo (A1M)
Operations Demand (A1PR)
Stressed
Initial Enlistment Bonus
Selective Reenlistment Bonus
Special Duty Assignment Pay
Critical Skills Retention Bonus
Chronic Critical Skills List
Training Constraints
Historical Dec-08 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 % Plan MetACL 6.49 8.74 12.78 13.00 12.61 10.43 10.45 161%
Zone A 0.15 0.37 0.53 0.48 0.51 0.37 0.37 255% 125%Zone B 1.00 0.69 1.00 0.93 0.93 0.88 0.88 88% 102%Zone C 1.00 1.00 0.78 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 100% 110%Zone E 0.32 0.90 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.50 0.50 155% 158%
RETENTION GOALS Zone Manning
RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend FY10Upper Bound 8Sustainment 8Lower Bound 7PGL 9% Sustainment Met 119%
NPS TPR
Retrain-In Retrain-OutFY08 0 0FY09 2 0FY10 0 0
Retraining
13 12 11
10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
13 12 11 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Years Of Service (YOS)
End Dec-09
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
4T0X2 - Histopathology
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
NPS Grad Sustainment Target and Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)
Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 60)
PP Inventory
Zone E 18y-20y
STP
FY Accessions
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CFM Responsibilities
I have very little input in the assignment process Air Force leveling working with DPA AFSC Consultant to HQ AFPC/DPA (assignments)
Sign-off on special duty, special coding (code 50)
• MAJCOM have some control of the process
• They control spaces not “by name requests”
• TTGs, cross-trainees and return from overseas
• Command Leveling
• BOP are the best option RMO controls the number of lab techs, skill-level and
rank (money)
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CFM Responsibilities
Manage 4T0XX AFSCs/SMSgt Davidson Histo SME Determine need for and conduct U&TWs Manage development, implementation and
maintenance of CFETPs Assist the office of the AF/SG and Chief, Medical
Enlisted Issues pertaining to the 4T career field Identify SMEs for SKT rewrite projects; consultant for
promotion test content and question validity inquires Act as waiver authority for training (ASVAB) (prior
experience)
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MAJCOM FMs Appointed by MAJCOM / SG with my input Act as MAJCOM voting rep at U&TWs Work with MAJCOM DP to balance manning Assist CFM with gathering inputs, data and identifying
SMEs and SKT rewrites Relay information throughout command Primary MAJCOM reviewer on AFSC-specific,
individualized training Primary MAJCOM SME Assist MAJCOM CMEF with lab issues and AFMS
awards
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MAJCOM FMsCMSgt Gregory McNeill AFMC WP [email protected] 657-5888 (in-bound)
CMSgt Edward Pace AFMC WP [email protected] 257-9142
CMSgt Steven Foster ACC Langley [email protected] 574-6059
CMSgt Ronald Ward AETC Keesler [email protected] 591-4471
CMSgt Jonathan Shane AMC McConnell [email protected] 743-5088
SMSgt Samuel Byrd AFDW AFNCR [email protected] 857-8248
MSgt Chadwick Below AF Elements Travis [email protected] 799-3659
SMSgt Shanece Johnson AFGSC Barksdale [email protected] 781-6132
SMSgt Terri Scholin PACAF Elmendorf [email protected] 580-1913
SMSgt Sonya Stoute USAFA USAFA [email protected] 333-1737
MSgt Garrett Pearce USAFE Lakenheath [email protected] 226-8440
SMSgt James Green AFSPC Patrick [email protected] 854-8330
MSgt Daniel Warnick AFSOC Hurlburt [email protected] 641-3933
MSgt Timothy Davidson Histo SME Lackland [email protected] 554-5460
SMSgt Jerilyn Farrar ANG Andrews [email protected] 278-8585
CMSgt John Harrison AFRC Robbins [email protected] 497-1893
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Conclusion
MRDSS problems with RSV Enlisted education Officer versus enlisted duties Evaluating enlisted Enlisted promotion system Promotion board process Manning and cross training CFM and MFM responsibilities
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Questions/comments