COVER STORY
CMSAF #8 Sam Parish pauses for a photo with SMSgt Tellier.
become the leaders they were meant to be. Over the next eight weeks, they learn discipline, standards and teamwork. Ten young Airmen attend the finest tech schools in the world, where the leadership expectations continue. And the next thing you know they are out there in the field leading and doing some very dangerous things. As you grow through the process, watch your leaders and
see how they handle certain situations, how they make deci- sions, their expectations and their actions. Take that little nugget of information from them and store it in your heart. As you grow as a leader, take all of those little nuggets from your first sergeants, command chiefs, senior airmen and other leaders around you to create a composite of your own unique leadership style based on the shoulders of greatness that you’ve stood upon.
CMSAF #13 Jim Finch — Te current demands and expec- tations of Airmen are much different than when I joined. Frankly they are much higher. If some of my actions as a “first termer” were held to the standards of today’s Airmen, I might not be sitting at this table today. Of course, if I was an Airman today, I would be operating under a much different set of rules and expectations. I’m excited my daughter-in-law will be joining the Air Force team. She has already enlisted and will attend BMT
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in a few months. I often think about the kind of Air Force she is going to face. Her experience will be shaped by the expectations you levy on her. Times change, rules change, and expectations change. Serving in the Air Force is really a journey, not a destination.
CMSAF #14 Gerald Murray — I like the direction we are going in today, and the way we continue to focus on the development of our Airmen. Chief Gaylor was the CMSAF when I came into the Air Force in 1977; during that time, I saw firsthand the ill- effects of drug abuse and other issues he spoke about as I was out
on the flight line. And, women were not always welcome on that flight line. Te overall moral of the Force was not good and discipline wasn’t any better. However, on the positive side, I also witnessed a shift among our leaders who really cared, with CMSAF Gaylor leading the charge. It wasn’t long before the senior leaders of our Air Force, down through the really good NCOs leading us said, “We’ve had enough and we cannot continue this way,” and they actually started turning things around.
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