Service Culture: You’re Doing it Wrong

IMO our service has always had an identity crisis. We don't know what we want to be. One minute we are technical experts in the DOD, another minute we think we should be just as hard core as a Marine, granted we fall way short in that respect.

I always thought that this whole thing was a bit over the top. IMO I think we cheapened the term Warrior in some respect. It seemed like these Creeds and that everyone's a Warrior was placating our support role in the service. In some respects it reminds me of how schools did away with honor roles and everyone is now in "Special." No I am sorry that is not always the case. Army guys on the ground fighting for the objective are Warriors. Us AF guys sitting in our cubicles all day are not. Wearing PT gear tucked in with a shiny reflective belt does qualify us as warrior.

we should be proud to be force that has a mission to maintain Air and Space superiority. The superiority is more than just putting bombs on target. It is also our robust Air Mobility System that gets the Warriors to the fight as quick and safe as possible. It is our space based assets that provide critical communications and intel to war fighter in a timely manner. We are the Airspace command and control experts for the fight. These are the things we are competent at.

We are not boots on the ground (The .01% SOF don't count). We do not drive tanks. We need to focus on our core competency of being world class technical experts at what we do. I think that is what we have lost our sights on a bit. We have been trying so hard to be the other guy that we forget who we really are. I think if we can go back to our competencies it will be better in the long run. A creed is not going to make me a better officer or pilot. Knowing how to do my job well, and understanding its role and competently executing those duties does.

I agree with his post whole-heartedly. This creed supplanted the ones in place, tearing out the heritage, and replaced it with something I would expect from a CAP cadet who has never been on an Air Force base.

MSG O'Brien, I'm not an airman, but I was in Air Force ROTC, and attended several AF Courses while in the Army, including Avionics, advanced course, etc. A late distant uncle was an AF BG.
I am aware of this story. I don't agree with the snipers. I don't agree with the Army of ONE mentality either. It's not about one person, but it is about how one person can make a difference. It's easy to snipe. It's especially easy to snipe at things that make us feel uncomfortable. Inculcating a sense of duty and personal--and collective responsibility to the greater good makes our country great. When we can live up to it. I wonder if we can.