MEMO OF THE MONTH
Memo of theMonth DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY USAF ACADEMY, COLORADO 80840 IEPLY TO ATTN OF: SUPT/4140 UBJECT: ‘MEMO FOR: DF (Gen Woodyard) CW...
...4. I would suggest that he who complains about the ordered existence is guilty of myopic vision and is: “sweating the little ones...
...3. given no responsibility to regulate their lives and to make important decisions for themselves are reminded that the big things are on their own shoulders fair and square-such as the decision to perform up to their potential rather than to “ride the curve...
...Further, I wonder how often young men who complain that they are A. R. CLARK, Lt General, USAF Superintendent ”MAN’S FLIGHTTHROUGH LIFE IS SUSTAINED BY THE POWER OF HIS KNOWLEDGE...
...Memo of theMonth DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY USAF ACADEMY, COLORADO 80840 IEPLY TO ATTN OF: SUPT/4140 UBJECT: ‘MEMO FOR: DF (Gen Woodyard) CW (Gen Vandenberg) TO: AH (Col Merritt) 2 February 1973 1. I often hear from cadets that they are living in a completely protected environment wherein they are given no opportunity to make a decision for themselves or to regulate their lives...
...Wing...
...the decision to comply with the spirit and the intent of regulations rather than play games with the administration...
...the decision to support their element, flight, squadron, group and Wing leaders-especially in the tough ones where support is important to protect the standards and effectiveness of the...
...to support the team rather than just to order the doolies to do it...
...No one but the individual cadet can make the decision and accept the responsibility to “not go over the hill;’ to resist the temptations to self abuse with sex, alcohol, or drugs...
...2. I wonder how often they are permitted to make these charges unchallenged by those who could and should remind them that the life of a military man is an ordered existence, and that there is no historical precedent for an efficient fighting force-especially using highly technical weapons systems emerging from a raggety taggle operation...
...to slop around and project a “cool” attitude towards the whole show and thus project a poor example to the doolies...
...Each cadet who moans about the lack of responsibility should take a moment to answer the question: “Who but you is responsible for the big ones...
...They are told when to get up, go to bed, study, play, etc...
Vol. 5 • June 1973 • No. 4
