FEENIX......USAF manning strategies
I didn't want to hijack GTOs thread...
quote:we have projected cuts until 2010
At which time someone will decide that retention levels are at an all time low (again) and CJRs will be handed out and promotion rates increased to fill mid-level NCO slots. This will be around the time his brother will become eligible to reenlist with CJR. We go through this about every 8-10 years, kind of following the 8 year business cycle in the civilian world. Just throw a war in there somewhere to really muck-up the figures. [B)]
To say, today, that one will not be granted a CJR four years from now is the thinking that causes such rapid increases/decreases (the "oh shnit, what do we do to fix this RIGHT NOW"[:0]) in manning requirements.[:)]
Just think about how bad the VSI/SSB plan backfired in 92&93. ( I'm just bitter because I missed it by 7 months[:D])
quote:we have projected cuts until 2010
At which time someone will decide that retention levels are at an all time low (again) and CJRs will be handed out and promotion rates increased to fill mid-level NCO slots. This will be around the time his brother will become eligible to reenlist with CJR. We go through this about every 8-10 years, kind of following the 8 year business cycle in the civilian world. Just throw a war in there somewhere to really muck-up the figures. [B)]
To say, today, that one will not be granted a CJR four years from now is the thinking that causes such rapid increases/decreases (the "oh shnit, what do we do to fix this RIGHT NOW"[:0]) in manning requirements.[:)]
Just think about how bad the VSI/SSB plan backfired in 92&93. ( I'm just bitter because I missed it by 7 months[:D])
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Yep, we lost a lot of specialization during that phase. I came in 1987 and was part of the Rivet Work Force - combined 4 avionics career fields into 1, and 2 more a few years later. All of sudden, we were 300% overmanned, thus resulted into the VSI/SSB plan. Most of 15+ year careers took the $ and ran. Was there a learning curve? Absolutely! It took some time but we got there.
If you are bitter because you missed it, you do not want to now what the "Os" were getting in the last round of officer reduction [V].
IMHO, it was an excellent strategy for the AF, electronic principle is the same regardless of what system. Consolidating similar career fields and functions is instrumental in savings or cost avoidance.
As a management analyst, one of our core competencies is to quantify authorization requirements and proper mix of resources (military and civilians). Career fields that were once classified as military essential no longer apply on most cases. The civilians (GS or contractors) play a key role in stability and continuity in today's force.
Retention is subjective. My original plan was to go to school and get out after 4-6 years. I retired with 2 MAs without using my GI bill, so I guess I reached my personal goal. I had some pretty good offers along the way but I cannot justify leaving because the AF have taken care of me and my family. Military service is the only job I know that you get a retirement after 20 years of service not to mention 600 days of leave, excellent health and dental, and other benefits. If they think they can do better in the outside, by all means they should get out and explore.
Doing more with less? Not! We need to get smarter on how we do things.0
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