TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
15TH CADET WING
FEBRUARY 2013 NEWSLETTER
INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THE FEBRUARY SPRING
2013 NEWSLETTER OF THE 15TH CADET WING. IN THIS NEWSLETTER
WE WILL GO OVER UPCOMING EVENTS, AIR FORCE TIMES, THE
CHIEFS PANEL, CAREER DAY, PHYSICAL TRAINING TIPS, AIR FORCE
CAREER OF THE MONTH, AIR FORCE NEWS, THE MILITARY OFFICER
PAY SCALE CHART, AND A FINAL QUOTE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
UPCOMING EVENTS
16 Mar 13 – TAWR
23 Mar 13 – TU Open House
28 Mar 13 -1 Apr 13 – Easter Break
29 Mar 13 – 1 Apr 13 – NATCON Convention
11 Apr 13 – Spring PFA
19 Apr 13 – AFOQT
30 Apr 13 – AFOQT
AIR FORCE TIMES
Academy cadet's research could save AF $4.9 billion
by Don Branum
U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs
2/25/2013 - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- An Air Force
Academy cadet's research into how the Air Force buys missiles could
save the service as much as $4.9 billion over five years while
increasing the Air Force's inventory.
Cadet 1st Class Chris Kirk found that the Air Force can buy some of
the missiles regularly used in combat operations using economy of
scale, much like large retailers do to buy products at substantial
discounts, according to a briefing the cadet presented to Air Force
Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Maybury here Feb. 1.
"Simply put, Cadet Kirk's research promises more munitions for less
money," Maybury said. "Even my boss (Secretary of the Air Force
Mike Donley) would pay attention to that."
Kirk, who is majoring in management, spent several weeks at the
Pentagon working with officials at the Air Force Acquisitions
Directorate as part of the Academy's Cadet Summer Research
Project, which sends cadets to installations across the Air Force each
summer as interns to conduct research on operational Air Force
issues.
Kirk's research examined three procurement methods the Air Force
could use to reach inventory levels of 100 percent for its missiles.
The first, called the minimum sustainment rate, purchases munitions
at the lowest level possible without jeopardizing the supply pipeline.
The second, called the economic order quantity, offers an ideal
quantity for both the Air Force and the contractor. Finally, the
maximum rate determines the contractor's overall production
capacity.
Anyone who's been to the commissary knows the value of
purchasing at wholesale cost: commissaries generally save
customers an average of 30 percent on grocery purchases, according
to the Defense Commissary Agency website.
The same concept applies to Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air
Missiles, or AMRAAMS, and to extended-range Joint Air-to-Surface
Standoff Missiles, or JASSM-ERs, according to Kirk's research. The
procurement changes would cut AMRAAM procurement costs by
$1.5 billion and JASSM-ER procurement costs by $2.6 billion.
"Proposals for reducing the costs of new procurements are very
important to defense planners," said Col. David Chelen, chief of the
Global Power Programs Directorate's Weapons Division and an '89
Academy graduate.
Uncertainty about future defense spending due to the threat of
sequestration has kept the Pentagon from implementing Kirk's
proposals, Chelen said, "but his suggestions and the research that
drove those ideas will remain useful into the future."
Maj. Daniel White, an instructor in the Academy's Management
Department, called Kirk an outstanding student for the quality of his
work and his proactive attitude.
"What impresses me the most about his missile procurement
research is his ability to get a handle on such a large amount of
information in such a short period of time and bring useful
conclusions from it," White said. "He's also very good at thinking on
his feet in front of very distinguished audiences."
Kirk, who saved the life of a civilian involved in an accident June 9,
2012, on Interstate 495, called his chance to conduct research at the
Pentagon and his time in Washington an "awesome" experience.
"It's one of the most rewarding things I've been able to do, just
being in the Pentagon, working on this project, and taking trips all
over D.C.," he said. "There's so much going on."
CHIEF’S PANEL
Air Force ROTC Cadets from Auburn University joined cadets from
Tuskegee University in a panel involving Chief Master Sergeant’s, the
elite group of enlisted personnel in the Air Force. Chief Master
Sergeant (CMSgt) is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S.
Air Force, and is a senior non-commissioned officer. Attaining the
rank of Chief Master Sergeant is the pinnacle of an Air Force enlisted
member's career. Some Chief Master Sergeants manage the efforts
of all enlisted personnel within their unit or major subsection
thereof, while others run major staff functions at higher
headquarters levels. All Chief Master Sergeants are expected to
serve as mentors for company-grade and field-grade commissioned
officers, as well as noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted
members, and to serve as advisors to unit commanders and senior
officers. By federal law, only one percent of the Air Force enlisted
AFROTC CAREER DAY
force may hold the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. The following are
photos taken at the event.
On 20 February, 2013, the 15th Cadet Wing was visited by numerous
established Active Duty Air Force Officers that provided insight and
inspiration to the cadets. The following is a list of careers that were
present and a brief description of the career tasks and relevant
interest and skills suggested to pursue this career in the Air Force.
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER:
CIVIL ENGINEER:
CYBERSPACE OPERATION OFFICER:
AIR FORCE CAREER OF THE MONTH: SPACE AND MISSILE
OPERATIONS OFFICER
JUDGE ADVOCATE OFFICER:
MUNITIONS AND MISSILE MAINTENANCE OFFICER:
AIR FORCE NEWS
PILOT:
CSAF discusses impact of sequester
by Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service
2/27/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFPS) -- America's military superiority is
founded on training and readiness, and the fiscal crisis facing the
country threatens to strip away that edge, members of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff told Congress Feb. 26.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, along with Army Chief
of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan
W. Greenert, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos and
National Guard Bureau Chief Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, testified
before the House Appropriations Committee's defense
subcommittee on fiscal challenges facing the Department of
Defense.
The chiefs discussed the effects of sequester -- $47 billion in acrossthe-board 2013 defense spending cuts that will take effect March 1
if Congress doesn't act -- and the continuing resolution, which guides
government spending in the absence of an approved budget.
If sequestration occurs, "it will significantly undermine your Air
Force's readiness and responsiveness today," Welsh said. "It will
significantly impact our civilian workforce in the coming months.
And its impact on modernization will clearly affect our future
capability."
Welsh said two-thirds of Air Force combat units will curtail flying
training starting in March. "They'll drop below acceptable readiness
levels, by our definitions, by mid-May," he added. "Most will be
completely non-mission-capable as a unit by July."
If a 2014 budget is in place by October, he said, it will take the Air
Force six months to regain its present level of training.
The chiefs asked for Congress' help in giving them some spending
flexibility if the continuing resolution remains. Authority to move
funds between accounts could help prevent the current unavoidable
waste Greenert decried in the Navy. The shortfall created by the
continuing resolution, he said, "has compelled us to cancel ship and
aircraft maintenance, reduce operations, curtail training for forces
that will soon deploy, and [notify] 186,000 of our civilians of a
possible furlough."
"We've lost $600 million in February because of ... just lost
opportunities," the Navy's top officer said. "Through the month of
March, if we don't have that opportunity to reallocate funds, it
would be another $1.2 billion, and it just continues to grow and
cascade as we go through the summer."
Greenert told the panel an appropriations bill for this fiscal year is
necessary to allow the department to distribute resources in a
deliberate manner.
The Army chief said he started his career in a hollow Army, and he
doesn't want to end it there.
"We simply cannot take the readiness of our force for granted," he
said. "If we do not have the resources to train and equip the force,
our soldiers -- our young men and women -- are the ones who will
pay the price, potentially with their lives."
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123337978
PHYSICAL TRAINING TIPS
1. Try a training regimen! Go to military.com/militaryfitness. Physical
training on Mondays and Thursdays won’t get you ready for the PFA.
2. Attend Insanity workouts with Cadet Bush
3. Find a wingman and run around campus
4. Go to the gym in Logan Hall! The hours are Monday – Friday 06001000, 1400-2000 and Saturday 0800-1300.
5. Attend the extra physical training session on Friday’s at 0600.
http://www.military.com/military-fitness/fitness-testprep/weights-and-pt-workouts
QUOTE
“Leadership is intangible, therefore no weapon ever designed can
replace it.”
- General Omar Bradley
2013 MILITARY OFFICER PAY SCALE CHART