...Air Force Retirement English Composition I 26 May 2015 Air Force Retirement Do you ever feel like retirement is impossible? There are times in the United States Air Force I feel like retirement isn’t going to be an option for me. There are many levels to retiring in the United States Air Force and the hills I have to climb to retirement seem difficult at times. I am a personalist in the United States Air Force that advises members of the Air Force on career development, job specialties, promotions and training programs. I counsel and advise Airmen from all departments of the Air Force, from pilots and plumbers to construction workers and combat fighters. My ultimate mission is helping Airmen reach their long-term career goals. There are times I have to place my long term goal, retirement, on a temporary hold but I continue to make every effort to promote to the rank of Technical Sergeant, avoid the violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and complete twenty years of service. The road to retirement can be rocky but I will overcome those obstacles that may stand in my way to promote to the rank of Technical Sergeant, to avoid the violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and to complete twenty years of military service to retire from the United States Air Force. First, to be considered for retirement, I will have to overcome the obstacles that stand in between me and promoting to the rank of Technical Sergeant. Technical Sergeant is the lowest...
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...different set of standards, yet they are always polarized into success or failure. Understanding of these standards is the basis for my perception of what failure is, and what success is. When applied to education, personal responsibility means that students accept the responsibility to study hard and to learn as much as they can in courses that press against the limits of their capacity. For most students, this aspect of personal responsibility means that they must take courses in college that prepare them for the workforce. Even in high school, hard work is a must because the single most accurate predictor of college performance is high school grade point average, because grades reflect both capacity and hard work. High school students who choose not to attend college must prepare for the world of life-long work, which also requires strenuous personal effort. Students who do not go to college should enroll in training courses after high school. Without job training, an apprenticeship, or a two-year or four-year degree, young people are destined to a life of employment and marginal income. When personal responsibility is thrown away or forgotten, individuals often cite greed, like in the case of Bernie Madoff formerly of Enron. On December 11, 2008, he was...
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...in 1997, the Office of management and budget requested a cost comparison or A-76 study, over a three-year period that would affect 700 military and civilian positions within the Federal Government and military entities. The A-76 study reviewed the supply and maintenance operations to determine the effectiveness of maintaining these positions as military and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian entities or privatizing the positions through outsourcing. Contrary to popular belief an A-76 study is not contracting. Its purpose is to create cost savings for the DOD through a competitive sourcing program. “The A-76 circular mandates that the government procure commercially available goods and services from the private sector when it makes economic sense to do so”. (A-76 Cost Comparison Overview, p.1, 2002). The cultural makeup of the organization is active duty and federal employees. The A-76 was implemented before our retirement, we would like to revisit the process and research the outcome and its affect on the organization and its members. This research will uncover some of the problems associated with A-76 studies/processes outside of cost effectiveness. This study will provide the effects outside of cost savings, it will demonstrate the negative affects it has on federal/military personnel jobs, civilian pay, training and the morale of the organization. Premise: The outsourcing/A-76 study was implemented to save governmental dollars and increase privatization and competitiveness...
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...Changing my life by furthering my education was a major decision in my life, do to retirement, from the U.S. Army. After I retired from the Army in January of 2011, I sat back and relaxed and I did not accomplish pretty much anything. During the first two months of retirement I began to grow weary and bored of doing absolutely nothing. Even though a little relaxation and not having to worry about getting up early and going to my place of employment was nice for awhile. I was at that point in my life that I decided to begin my search for employment. I then began to search on the internet and to look around on official government websites. The harder I looked the more frustrating the search became, jobs are definitely scarce in today’s society. As I researched jobs, I began to notice that every employer that would pay ten dollars an hour or more required a degree, in which I currently do not have. Even with over 15 years of military service and 7 of which was basically management positions, no one even gave my resume a second look. Difficult choices had to be made whether to focus on school or a job. As I began to explore different opportunities for college, I also started to think heavily about what I might pursue. As a child I have always had a dream of opening and running my own business. So I pondered on that awhile, and eventually contacted Strayer University. Through much investigating of many online colleges Strayer University seemed to have the best program and...
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...PRACTICE & PROBLEMS OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF BANGLADESH ARMY INTRODUCTION 1. Human beings are the most important resources in an organization. A firm’s / organization’s success depends on the capabilities of its members. Most problems, challenges, opportunities and frustrations in an organization are people related. Human Resource Management is one of the toughest duties of a manager or leader since humans differ in terms of attitudes, values, aspirations, motivations, assumptions, psychology, and life goals. Looking at today’s competitive world, managerial level staff will require more conceptual and strategic skills. Managers have to be proactive, able to anticipate technological developments and prepare their staff for whatever technological changes that might take place. This will be a successful task only when the HRM itself is fully aware of those changes and has the means to deal with them. HR managers have a number of roles to fulfill. They are the guardians of the manpower- the key assets of the organizations. They are also counselor and protector of employees and directly responsible for their effectiveness in the organization. They need to do their jobs in keeping with the existing laws, rules and regulations of the organization, and promote harmony at the workplace. This has direct bearing in a healthier and more attractive work environment. The success or failure of HR depends also on the top management’s recognition of the importance of HRM, and...
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...Literature and Study Solar power is the conversion of the energy from the sun to usable electricity. The most common source of solar power utilizes photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. Photovoltaics utilize a semi-conductor to absorb the radiation from the sun, when the semi-conductor absorbs this radiation it emits electrons, which are harnessed as electricity. It is a resource that is not only sustainable for energy consumption, it is indefinitely renewable. Solar power can be used in relatively simple technology to heat water. The use of skylights in home construction can also greatly reduce energy expenditure required to light rooms in a home’s interior during the day. In France, Cédric Philibert created a case study that reviews past and current experience in international collaboration in the field of concentrating solar technologies in order to identify lessons that may be relevant for more general climate-friendly technology collaboration. It presents concentrating solar technologies in their current status, recent achievements and development prospects. It analyses the present successes and failures of different forms of international collaboration in this field, and draws lessons for further elaboration of international technology collaboration in addressing climate change. Meanwhile, according to a scientific literature review conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and published in the journal BioScience, more peer-reviewed scientific studies of the...
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... |Department of Defense’s (DoD) provision of electronic access to service treatment record (STR) information and| | |documentation by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) | |Date |February 16, 2014 | I. Background, Vision, Objectivities, Scope On April 9, 2009, President Barack Obama directed the DoD and the VA to create a Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) which would ultimately contain administrative and medical information from the day an individual enters military service throughout their military career and after they leave the military, either through retirement, separation, or discharge (Unknown, Government Printing Office_Government , 2010). An integral portion of VLER’s is the development of a joint DoD/VA electronic health record (EHR). However, administrative and budgetary constraints, technological challenges, disparate information technology/information technology (IM/IT) systems, and political maneuvering have delayed the development of a joint EHR. At this time, it is uncertain when VLER will be implemented. Until a joint, electronic DoD/VA single system for capturing patient encounters is developed, implemented, and sustained, a near-term solution must be implemented for the scanning, storing, and sharing of paper STR documentation...
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...problems facing management in South Africa (SA) today. In the past, payment for work performed was simple and straightforward. Paying for work not performed, such as vacation was simply unheard by the management. For most parts the employer displayed a take it or leave it attitude when making pay offers to employees. Today the almost automatic increasing of employees’ salaries every 12 months or so is common practice. Although thing has change substantially, new and better ways of compensating people are needed in Human Resource Management (HRM). To understand the utility of broader construct for considering military and civilian pay comparability, it is necessary to consider how military service differs from employment in the civilian sector (Asch & Warner, 1994). A primary goal of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) compensation is to enable its military to meet its manning objective for the force size, composition, and wartime capability. To attain these objectives, compensation must be appropriately structured to attract, retain, and motivate personnel at a reasonable cost, even when national security goal are...
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...AFGE 2013 Issue Papers Table of Contents Another Manufactured Crisis: What’s Next in the Fiscal Showdown………1 Federal Pay……………………………………………………………….…..…..4 Federal Employees’ Health Benefits Program……………………………….15 Official Time for Federal Employee Union Representatives………….........22 Arbitrary Cuts in Civil Servants………………………………………………..26 Sourcing: Complying with the Law……………………………………….......31 Capping Taxpayer-Funded Service Contractor Compensation……………43 Transportation Security Administration and TSOs…………………………..46 Domestic Partnership Benefits……………………………..………………….49 Employment Non-Discrimination Act……………………………………..…..55 Paid Parental Leave………………………………………………..…………..57 One America, Many Voices Act………………………………………….…....60 Department of Veterans Affairs…………………………………..……………62 Department of Defense……………………………...……….………………...71 Federal Prisons………………………………………………………………….90 Social Security Administration ……………………………………….…...…103 National Guard/Reserve Technicians ………………………...……….……108 D.C. Workers’ Issues …………………...……………………………..…..…117 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ……………………..……...120 Another Manufactured Crisis: What’s Next in the Fiscal Showdown? Background At the beginning of January, President Obama signed a tax deal that restored higher Clinton-era rates to those making over $450,000, and funded an extension of unemployment insurance benefits to the long-term unemployed, extended for another year the $240 monthly transit subsidy, but did not...
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...provided in a skilled nursing home facility. Don’s physical ailments have started to affect his ability to care for himself, although his mental faculties remain intact. An assumption is made that Don needs help in meeting some of his daily living needs such as meals, transportation to physician appointments, and probably the use of assistive living devices, such as a cane or walker for ambulation. While he could gain the assistance he needs from a home health aide and continue to live at home with some structural changes to the home, assisted living would be of more benefit to him. Assisted living is a viable option because it meets the needs of people with limited functionality. McSweeney-Feld and Oetjen describe Continuing Care Retirement Communities as having assisted living and nursing home services all in one community. For Don, having the ability to maintain some level of independence, receive the care...
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... If you are interested in writing a term paper on labor/employee relations, you can concentrate on the area of conflict resolution or explain the value of integrative bargaining--which is more cooperative--versus distributive bargaining, which is more competitive. You additionally could write about current issues and changing trends in employment laws that cover fair labor standards, pension funds and Occupational Health and Safety Administration requirements, according to the University of Rhode Island. In addition, you can evaluate case studies on collective bargaining and explore the functions of the National Labor Relations Board and state labor boards. Diversity A popular human resources management term paper topic is diversity in the workplace, according to DeVry University. Your paper could identify ways to create a nondiscriminative and productive workplace and highlight how to handle issues related to ethnicity, social class, military background, religion, marital status, parental status and sexual orientation. The paper can highlight the importance of maintaining a diverse workplace to help a company compete globally, as well as strategies to...
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...of the Military: Should it be Lowered Jason M. Stoudt DeVry University The drinking age in the military is currently set at 21 years old as it is set for the rest of the country. There has been an age old statement widely used by those in the military, “If I am old enough to fight and die for my country, I should be old enough to drink”. The debate is out there that the drinking age should be lowered for all young adults from 18 years old to 21 years old. The idea behind the fact that younger people tend to have less responsibility and are not good candidates for being allowed to drink is a valid point. Those serving in the military are different in that respect for the fact that they have more responsibilities than that of their counterparts in the civilian side of the realm. Anyone in the military from 18 until retirement has to be more responsible and is dealt with more severe consequences if they break the rules. Now the thing to look at is that it has not always been this way. In earlier years the military service members were allowed to drink if they were 18 years old and older as long as they were on a military base. It did not matter if the military base was overseas or inside the United States. In the middle of the 1980’s advocacy groups such as MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) as well as other groups lobbied Congress to have the rules changed. Per the U.S.C. 10, Section 2683, an amendment was made that changed the policy to reflect that the military base commanders...
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...Jay Court 8.1 Cases 9 1792 campaign for Governor of New York 10 Jay Treaty 11 Governor of New York 12 Retirement From Politics 13 Death 14 Legacy 15 See also 16 Notes 17 References and bibliography 17.1 Primary sources 18 External links Early life and education[edit] Family history[edit] John Jay was born on December 12, 1745 in New York City; he moved with his family to Rye, New York when he was 3 months old following his father's retirement from business and on the heels of a smallpox epidemic that blinded two of his siblings.[1] Jay's father, Peter Jay, had been born in New York City in 1704, and became a wealthy trader of furs, wheat, timber, and other commodities.[2] On the paternal side, the Jays were a prominent merchant family in New York City, descended from Huguenots who had come to New York to escape religious persecution in France. In 1685 the Edict of Nantes had been revoked, thereby abolishing the rights of Protestants and confiscating their property. Among those affected was Jay's paternal grandfather, Augustus Jay. He moved from France to New York, where he built a successful merchant empire.[3] John's mother was Mary Van Cortlandt, who wed Peter Jay in 1728, in the Dutch Church.[2] They had ten children together, seven of whom survived to adulthood.[4] Her father, Jacobus Van Cortlandt, was born in New Amsterdam in 1658. Van Cortlandt served on the New York Assembly, and twice as mayor of New York City. He also held a variety of judicial and military titles. Two...
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...RAPE IN MILITARY Back in my hometown, when I was just a young little girl, there was a time that American movie culture approached us and caught many attentions to viewers. During that time, the genre that amazed and thrilled me the most was those movies about war, for which my admiration to military women was later developed through such great movies like Pearl Harbor or Cadet Kelly. For the first time in my life, I realized how honored, brave and independent a woman can be, and most importantly, how there was still a place in the World where women were respected and appreciated. I was indeed grateful for that. However, having grown up and experienced with several cultures, I started to discover the dark sides of every society, in which the unfair treatment to women still happens in family, at work place, or even on the streets. My belief from childhood about an existing fairness for women has collapsed immediately after I figured out a dirty truth behind the most disciplined, governmentally institutional family called the U.S military. An analysis of military women who was raped during their serving reveals an increasing number of victims from last several years, which somehow has turned into an issue called “military rape culture”, while emphasizes the extravagant neglect of the authorities when it comes to let the cat out of the bag. My fellow women, have you ever gotten into a situation when you had to gather all your courage to choose the very rough path but eventually...
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...management decisions and actions that affect the relationship between the organisation and employees. John Storey (1987) believes that HRM can be regarded as a ‘set of interrelated policies with an ideological and philosophical underpinning’. He suggests four aspects that constitute the meaningful version of HRM: 1. a particular constellation of beliefs and assumptions; 2. a strategic thrust informing decisions about people management; 3. the central involvement of line managers; 4. Reliance upon a set of ‘levers’ to shape the employment relationship. In today's litigious workplace environment, being on top of legal issues that directly affect individual employees and organization is critical to the success of the HR profession. In this study, we will critically analyze and evaluate legal issues as it affects the functions of HRM in Nigeria and USA. LEGAL ISSUES AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE USA In the USA, some laws regulate various aspects of employee-employer relations. These laws, which are relatively stable, facilitate the work of HR managers. Examples are: 1. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1964 forbids discrimination in all areas of employment. The law is to ensure that employment decisions are made on the...
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