FROM THE EDITOR
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR JOE ESCOBAR
jescobar@DOMmagazine.com 920.747.0195
AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE COMPETITION
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n April, I was in in Miami attending the MRO Americas trade show. As part of the show, I witnessed competitors from
around the world compete in the Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC). There were 39 teams competing in 20 diff erent events to see who was the best of the best. The event provided a stage to highlight the knowledge, skill and integrity that is the foundation of today’s and tomorrow’s AMTs and AMEs. It was fun to see the teams compete in the various events. Although there were winners of each event, and winners in each category, everyone who participated in this year’s competition was a winner in my book. Thanks to the hard work by AMC directors Ken MacTiernan and John Goglia and all of the volunteers and sponsors, this year’s event was the biggest ever! You can read our article of the competition highlights on page 38 . I was impressed by the camaraderie
displayed by the teams. Although they were competing against each other, they spent time getting to know each other and formed friendships I’m sure will last a long time. Snap-on and other sponsors provided prizes for the winners in each category. It upset me that because of some bureaucratic red tape, none of the military participants were allowed to accept prizes. In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard team paid its own way into the competition!
05 2015 4 Although nothing could be done to get
around the arcane rule forbidding the military members from accepting prizes, there was a nice gesture by the team that won the competition. You see, each year the team that wins the overall award gets its entry fee paid for next year’s competition. This year, the winning team, Team FedEx Indy, donated its entry fee to the U.S. Coast Guard so they can return next year without worrying about paying out of their own pockets! I plan on writing letters to my Senators and Representatives letting them know how ludicrous the rule forbidding military members from accepting prizes is. They worked just as hard as everyone else, and were proud to represent their respective military branches. Sure, a law may be in place to forbid government employees (including military members) from accepting gifts from vendors and contractors, and for a good reason. But these weren’t gifts – they were hard-earned prizes. Something has to change! I know my letter may not make a diff erence
by itself, but I am going to write it anyway. I wonder … what would happen if we ALL
wrote letters expressing our displeasure with this rule? Do you think we could make a diff erence? I believe it’s worth a shot! Thanks for reading. – Joe
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