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  • Consider the eraser

    Have you ever thought about the purpose of an eraser? I can hear you say, "Wow! Deep, spiritual reflection today, eh Chap?" Seriously, why was the eraser invented? The obvious answer is to correct a mistake we have made while writing on paper. The eraser allows us to wipe away our mistake and start

  • Opening combat positions for women essential to diversity, future AF

    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's Jan. 24 announcement he would lift restrictions on women in combat positions has stirred up quite a bit of discussion. Anyone who wants a stronger U.S. military should welcome the lifting of combat restrictions and what that change means for readiness and diversity

  • Pay yourself first

    My grandparents used to say to me, "Pay yourself first." Being only 10 years old at the time, I'd shrug my shoulders, give them my best thanks-for-the-advice look and say "OK." But deep down inside, I didn't really know what they meant. After all, I was just a kid with no money. Thirty short years

  • Setting a financial 'tone from the top'

    It has been said that no one can accurately predict where the U.S. military will need to respond next: the workload and requirements are uncertain. Nearly as unpredictable is the future of the nation's finances. With much talk of the fiscal cliff in the news recently, how quickly can the U.S.

  • "Red"

    You could say that my Air Force career has revolved around a red pen since I joined in July of 2004. I grew up in the world of aircraft maintenance as an Electrical and Environmental Systems specialist, always with a "red" stuck in my sleeve in order to "break" an aircraft with a crimson "X." Now,

  • A call to action -- Three ways to combat sexual assault

    While moderating the U.S. Air Force Facebook page recently, I came across a question I found personally difficult to answer. The question was asked by a concerned parent preparing to send a daughter to basic training in light of a widespread sexual assault investigation. She asked, "Will my daughter

  • Physical fitness: Struggle between mind, body, pain

    Losing weight isn't easy. It took almost five months to accomplish my goal of losing 40 pounds.I am physically average, but mentally I am tough. To lose the weight, I motivated myself after I experienced a humiliating personal setback. I was serving in a position my old eating habits did not

  • Join the discussion about Your Academy

    The Air Force Academy means different things to different people. We know what OurAcademy means to us, but what does YourAcademy mean to you?Everybody who comes to the Academy, whether to attend class, teach cadets, or just visit this national treasure, has a story to tell about what the Academy

  • 'Lean forward' to make a difference

    How many times have you heard a soccer, baseball or football coach tell his players to lean forward? In my experience, a good coach will always provide this advice. You may wonder, what makes this advice so important in sports? Leaning forward enables the player to be in a position that allows him

  • Be the leader you deserve

    We all know that the New Year brings resolutions that typically revolve around better health and fitness, paying off debt or competing educational goals.What about making a resolution to be a better leader? Vince Lombardi said, "Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity - having