My best days were all related to deploying troops for OEF/OIF. The satifaction that I was helping with the war effort really made the long hours, spoiled weekends, and high stress worth it. Also, when I was deployed, it is great to live and breath the mission. I was a deployed commander and touched every aspect of logistics...the people as your teammates make it all worth while.
My worst days are where I had endless meetings that really meant nothing in the end. However, even my bad days, I learned something. Other bad days are when you have to take displinary actions on people. Never fun, but goes with the Offier's job.
Friday, February 2, 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
What I liked Best
I've had only one job in 15 years which did not entail supervising enlisted personnel, most of whom were older than me and knew more about operations than I did. Being an LRO has been a phenomenal leadership development laboratory for me, and the learning curve has been almost constant.
LROs are also the USAF face of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Logistics officers are what the joint community requests when they need people to lead embedded training teams and command the squadrons running convoys throughout Iraq. Plenty of opportunities to go there and do that--much more than most career fields.
I have had great assignment too. Loggies are indemand everywhere. There is nowhere you cannot go. It is great!
LROs are also the USAF face of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Logistics officers are what the joint community requests when they need people to lead embedded training teams and command the squadrons running convoys throughout Iraq. Plenty of opportunities to go there and do that--much more than most career fields.
I have had great assignment too. Loggies are indemand everywhere. There is nowhere you cannot go. It is great!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Best and Worst?
What do you like most?
I've had only one job in 15 years which did not entail supervising enlisted personnel, most of whom were older than me and knew more about operations than I did. Being an LRO has been a phenomenal leadership development laboratory for me, and the learning curve has been almost constant.
LROs are also the USAF face of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Logistics officers are what the joint community (Army, Navy, Marines) requests when they need people to lead embedded training teams and command the squadrons running convoys throughout Iraq. Plenty of opportunities to go there and do that--much more than most career fields.
The Loggie can go anywhere and is in demand everywhere. I have had great overseas assignment and oppurtunities.
I've had only one job in 15 years which did not entail supervising enlisted personnel, most of whom were older than me and knew more about operations than I did. Being an LRO has been a phenomenal leadership development laboratory for me, and the learning curve has been almost constant.
LROs are also the USAF face of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Logistics officers are what the joint community (Army, Navy, Marines) requests when they need people to lead embedded training teams and command the squadrons running convoys throughout Iraq. Plenty of opportunities to go there and do that--much more than most career fields.
The Loggie can go anywhere and is in demand everywhere. I have had great overseas assignment and oppurtunities.
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