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BRIEFS, from 3
For technical sergeants the SCOD will be Nov. 30.
For staff sergeants the SCOD will be Jan. 31.
For senior airmen and below the SCOD will be March 31.
For more information, call the Military Personnel Sec-
tion at 661-277-5290.
Embry-Riddle
Apply your CCAF credits towards a bachelor’s degree
from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Nine week
classes begin every month, and the next term begins Aug.
10.
For more information, call 661-258-1264 or email ed-
wards@erau.edu.
Retirement
Maj. Gen. Matthew H. Molloy, Air Force Operational
Test and Evaluation Center commander, cordially invites
you to a military ceremony in honor of Col. G. Arthur
McGettrick’s retirement. The ceremony is 9:30 a.m.,
July 15 in Hangar 1210. A luncheon will follow at Club
Muroc at 11:30 a.mn. To R.S.V.P., call 661-277-6865.
Motorcycle rider course
Motorcycle Advanced Rider Courses are scheduled
for July 22 and Aug. 5, starting at 6:30 a.m. in Bldg.
2453 (Education Office). Military must register for the
course and will receive an email if your seat has been
confirmed. Per AFI 91-207, Table 4.1., this course is
mandatory for military riders who have taken the Basic
Rider Course. Although the course is geared towards
the sport bike rider, it is open to all two-wheeled riders.
You must have your own bike, PPE and have completed
the Basic Rider Course. Seats are limited to 12 students
on a first-come-first-serve basis. You must self-register
through the Cape Fox Website to attend: https://www.
capefoxtraining.com/trainings. You may initially see the
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Fox. The class is a one-day, eight-hour course designed
to enhance performance capabilities related to cornering,
braking and hazard avoidance. The course begins in the
classroom, where the student learns to improve percep-
tion skills and hazard awareness in an open-group envi-
ronment. The group will analyze their riding decisions
and work towards understanding their risk levels. The
range exercises focus on enhancing performance capa-
bilities related to cornering, braking, and hazard avoid-
ance skills. Bring water to hydrate yourself. This course
is not designed to obtain your Class M endorsement on
your driver’s license. Use DTAs for smoking (includ-
ing e-cigarettes). Civilians may sign up and attend on a
AIRMAN, from 2
enough. That word, that title and the idea it repre-
sents made us feel on top of the world. Together, we
accomplished something remarkable, and there was
no limit to what we would accomplish as part of the
bigger team.
Maybe it’s time for us to remember that feeling ...
to remember that pride. Maybe it’s time to remember
that simple word, that title, that idea. It represents
who we are at our core and our most basic of be-
liefs. It’s what bonds us all together regardless of
TALK, from 2
connected to my desk and workstation. I’ve also learned
that although it takes me about five-to-10 minutes to type
up an email for mass distribution, the message often times
gets lost. Simply put, there is no replacement for a good old
fashioned eyeball-to-eyeball conversation. Effective com-
munication cannot, and should not, be replaced by hitting
send on an email! It is needed more today than ever before.
As Airmen, it is our responsibility to give our leaders
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space available basis and must take leave. Follow above
instructions. For more information, call the 412th Test
Wing Safety Office at 661-277-4640.
Webster University classes
Webster University will be running the following
classes this fall season. For the Fall 1 term, which runs
Aug. 17-Oct. 16, FINC 5000 Finance will be held 5:30-9
p.m., Wednesdays. For Fall 2, FINC 5880 Advanced Cor-
porate Finance will be Oct. 19-Dec. 19 on Wednesdays
from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Each term/class will have 10
students (same 10 students for both classes). Call 661-
258-8501 to sign up, or for any questions.
when or where we serve, our rank, our specialty, or
our duty title. It’s who we were, who we are, and who
we will be. No matter the challenge, we will execute
and succeed as Airmen supported by Airmen.
I became an Airman 13 years ago and will continue
to be one until my last breath. It is why there is a U.S
Air Force tape over my heart on my uniform. Yes, I
am a first sergeant. Yes, I am a senior noncommis-
sioned officer. But when you ask me what my job is,
I am an Airman.
feedback along with ideas for improving our day-to-day
tasks. As leaders, it is our responsibility and duty to ef-
fectively give our Airmen direct, clear and actionable
feedback. Airmen at all levels must strive to become better
active listeners and communicators. From airman basic to
general, no one in our Air Force is exempt from commu-
nication.
When in doubt, talk it out!