Transcript Coping with Change from Amn to NCO

Air Education and Training Command
Coping with
Change
TSgt Ruben M. Perez
AFOMS/OMYB
3 Sep 02
Integrity - Service - Excellence
Overview
• Tiers
• Transition
• Maturing
• Set Tone
• Set Example
• Accountability
• Integrity
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TIERS
• Airman Tier- Is the initial tier of the three tier
enlisted force structure. As a member
progresses from airman basic to senior airman,
he or she acquires the discipline, skills, and
PME necessary to become eligible for NCO
status
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TIERS
• NCO Tier- This tier is where technical
sergeants and staff sergeants transition from
workers and journeymen to craftsmen and
supervisory positions as they develop military
leadership skills and attend PME
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TRANSITION
• Transition literally overnight from “Sue”
or “Joe” into Sergeant Smith
• It is not easy!
• Friends will not get their feelings hurt,
others might
• This transition is a MUST!
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MATURING
• Find a Mentor
• Be willing to accept constructive feedback
• Seek constructive feedback up and down
chain
• Not everyone will be your friend
• You will make mistakes
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SET THE TONE
• Be firm
• Be understanding
• Be consistent
• First impressions
• Don’t be apologetic
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SET THE EXAMPLE
“Leaders lead by example and set the tone.
Above all, they do not countenance selective
enforcement of standards… I know of no more
ruinous path…than selective enforcement of
rules and standards… Excellent leaders have
very high standards and they enforce them
without fear or favors”
--Gen W.L. Creech
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ACCOUNTABILITY
• You must be accountable for your faults and
those of others
• You will have to correct your friends
• You will have to evaluate your friends
• You are now under the microscope
“All of this has been my fault. It is I who have
lost this fight, and you must help me out of it
the best way you can.”
--Gen Robert E. Lee
After the failed charge at Gettysburg
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INTEGRITY
• Be Fair
• Be consistent
• Own up to your mistakes
• Praise others for their successes
• Don’t expect praise in return
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Summary
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Tiers
Transition
Maturing
Set Tone
Set Example
Accountability
Integrity
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Questions?
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