What Going Back to Tech School Taught Me About Being an NCO

By Sergeant M Once you graduate from your initial technical school training, you take a final look out the rearview mirror and confidently state โ€œIโ€™m never coming back here again.โ€ Until you come back seven years later for a course taken en route as a requirement for your next assignmentโ€ฆโ€ฆand you find yourself right back …

Learning from Bad Examples: When Poor Leadership Can Be Valuable

By Sergeant Swivel Responsibilities of Leadership In many organizations, one of the primary duties of leaders is to develop their subordinates. Air Force Handbook 36-2618, โ€œThe Enlisted Force Structure,โ€ or, as itโ€™s known among Airmen, โ€œThe Little Brown Book,โ€ lays out responsibilities associated with each tier of the enlisted forces, making sure to note that …

Christmas: Not Always the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

From the NCO Club: Christmas can be a tough time of year for many. SSG Jay Rogers asks that you look out for each other.

Are Systems Access Restrictions Marginalizing Reservists and Guardsmen?

By Sergeant Rick Our Active Component brethren take having access to a Department of Defense (DOD) computer for granted. Other than being on leave, active troops frequently have access to DOD systems in the field! As such, it only comes naturally for Pentagon J6 or DISA officials to haphazardly hand down systems access policies with …