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Command chief emphasizes AF professionalism
by Rebecca Amber intermediate rater. Duty stating that being vectored for a special in social media to do so with caution. Specif-
Staff writer Supervisors also have the ability to iden- duty does not guarantee selection. Being vec- ically, he addressed sites that allow Airmen
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Chief Master Sgt. David Smith, 412th Test tify potential future roles for Airmen. The EPR because only the “cream of the crop” There’s nothing inherently wrong with us-
Wing command chief, held two enlisted calls future role is a recommendation for a poten- is nominated. ing the site he said, however, if you have an
at the base theater Dec. 7 emphasizing pro- WLDOO\JRRG¿WIRUDMREZLWKLQWKHLQGLYLGXDO¶V issue at work, he encouraged the Airmen to
fessionalism in the Air Force. He covered FDUHHU¿HOG Continuing with the theme of professional- give their leadership a chance to work it out
everything from what’s being taught in basic ism, Smith encouraged those who participate instead of taking it to social media.
training to the changes that are being imple- He also touched on Developmental Special
mented in the Enlisted Evaluation System. He also reminded Airmen not be reckless
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According to Smith, in order to produce a month at Edwards there were three DUI’s,
more professional Air Force, basic training Chief Master Sgt. David Smith, 412th Test Wing command chief, held an enlisted call at the 15 total last year. Since then Airmen Against
graduates will attend a one week series of base theater Dec. 7, 2015, emphasizing professionalism in the Air Force. Drunk Driving has been revamped and re-
courses teaching professionalism. A video in emphasized. Today the DUI count is down
the Heritage Today video series depicted the to only four and 43 people have utilized
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that Smith reminded is learned over time,
starting at basic training. An alternative program is also being em-
phasized, “Arrive Alive,” which allows an
One reminder of that culture is the new Airman to call for a taxi to get home safely.
“Little Blue Book” that contains the core
values, oaths, code of conduct and the Air- Smith also used the enlisted call as an
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an Airman’s cargo pocket and intended to be Christopher Lantagne, Air Force Test Center
kept all the time. Smith had 50 copies printed command chief. Lantagne recently came to
for each group to distribute. Edwards from Tyndall AFB, Fla.
Hot topics in the Enlisted Evaluation Sys- Lantagne, who is new to the test environ-
WHPZHUHWKHHQGRUVHPHQWDQGVWUDWL¿FDWLRQ ment, said that he was excited about joining
process, promotion recommendations and Edwards because, “When you think about
future roles. Senior raters endorsements are what you do day to day, nothing goes out
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all others receive deputy or intermediate en- you undertake.”
dorsements.
After a question-and-answer session,
Promote now and “must promotes” on Smith thanked all the Airmen for a great job
Enlisted Performance Reports can only be this year, which he said made the mission
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¿QDOHYDOXDWRUVPD\EHWKHVHQLRUGHSXW\RU ing all a safe and happy holidays.
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