Leadership

Court-martial, then clemency — this week’s Air Force Times

By Jeff Schogol on March 11, 2013 Air Force, Air Force Academy, Leadership, Uncategorized, Washington

The military justice system gives a commander the power to nullify the verdict of a military jury, as is the case with a former inspector general whose conviction for sex assault was tossed by a three-star general. In this week’s edition, Air Force Times explains how much power the convening authority has and how often clemency is granted in sex assault convictions. In other news, the Air Force has adopted a new test for synthetic marijuana, known as “spice,” that detects the substance six to eight weeks after it was ingested. You can read how an Air Force Academy cadet…

Real-world training for NCOs and other stories in this week's Air Force Times

By Jeff Schogol on September 4, 2012 Air Force, Leadership

Starting on Oct. 1, senior airmen and staff sergeants will attend a five week course that will focus on the day-to-day tasks they will face as new noncommissioned officers, such as completing an enlisted performance report. The change is meant to give future NCOs more hands-on, practical training before they have to take on the job for real. On a separate matter, only 20 percent of the NCOs needed to retrain for undermanned career fields have volunteered to do so, and the Air Force is warning NCOs not to wait until they are told to volunteer. On Aug. 1, the…

Real-world training for NCOs and other stories in this week’s Air Force Times

By Jeff Schogol on September 4, 2012 Air Force, Leadership

Jerusalem Post names Norton Schwartz to ‘most influential Jews’ list

By Jenn Rafael on May 25, 2012 Air Force, Leadership, Religion, Uncategorized

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz recently was named one of the world’s most influential Jews. In a feature posted online Friday on the website of The Jerusalem Post, Schwartz is among the 50 chosen “chosen people.” Also on the list: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew, New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. According to the Jewish Virtual Library, Schwartz is the service’s first Jewish top commander. He took the job in August 2008 and is due to retire later this year. Schwartz, coming in at…

Air Force leadership on Sept. 11, 2001

By David Larter on September 7, 2011 Air Force, Leadership

Today Air Force Chief Gen. Norton Schwartz, Secretary Michael Donley and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy released the following statement on the upcoming 10-year anniversary of terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001: September 11, 2011, marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent people — at the World Trade Center; at Shanksville, Pa.; and at the Pentagon — and affected the lives of countless others across our great country and beyond. In all, 90 countries lost citizens, and people the world over would condemn these acts of terrorism. This…

Mullen reins in rumors on retirement changes

By David Larter on August 16, 2011 Air Force, Leadership

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen told service members in Afghanistan that the Defense Department had no immediate plans to change retirement benefits for service members. He did say that DoD is looking for ways to tighten the belt and left open the possibility for future changes. According to a DoD release: “There’s no immediate plan to affect retirement,” Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told service members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 31. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said any changes to military retirement should be studied carefully and should be “grandfathered” so the military doesn’t…

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