Air Force
Air Force
Posted on Sep 16, 2015
This Sailor just qualified as a USAF Flight Chief. What accomplishments did you have jointly?
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PO1 Ethan Holland qualified as a Security Forces Flight Chief. As members are released & recruitment numbers dwindle due to cutbacks, what are some of the joint operations that you've seen? What accomplishments have you attained while serving jointly?
Air Force
3P: Security Forces
Navy
Joint Service
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Joint is the way to go. Consolidation of resources and facilities makes sense in some cases. In the case of Holland, he was a Master at Arms, so Security Forces is not a stretch. He apparently understood the responsibility of being the "first" and not wanting to fail, so he excelled. Kudos.
I have worked jointly with Army and Marines after 9-11. Always interesting when you work jointly, but it is always a great learning experience for the troops.
I have worked jointly with Army and Marines after 9-11. Always interesting when you work jointly, but it is always a great learning experience for the troops.
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Not to take anything away from him but in the joint world which this is it's not a big deal. I believe there were MA's that served as Flight Chiefs at Travis AFB in the late 90's when the Navy and AF shared all the Security/LE responsibilities. It's cool they are giving the guy credit but not really as big of a deal as they are making it out to be.
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SMSgt Thor Merich
Very true, I qualified for Flight Chief as a SSgt. The test wasn't that difficult. While the job is a huge responsibility, most good flights run themselves.
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None I launched and recovered aircraft on an aircraft carrier! Not much call for carriers in other services!
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SMSgt Bob Wilson
David, launch and recovery occurs everywhere--airports, military installations [Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines since they all have flying machines], Greyhound Buses, Amtrak, etc. Man, your qualified for a lot.
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