Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Goes without saying he is an Air Force general

When a Lt Gen receives a new posting it is good practice to have an all hands call and let everyone know what you expect. This is what Lt Gen Ronnie Hawkins did when he took over command of the Defense Information Systems Agency. And he included a powerpoint presentation of "Ronnies Rules", two of which should have been left out.
As part of an all-hands meeting with DISA employees, Hawkins apparently showed a power point presentation that contained two slides titled “Ronnie’s Rules” that outline 18 priorites, the first and last of which are “Always put God first, and stay within His will” and “Always remember God is good — all the time!”

Hawkins said in a response to a query from Air Force Times that he stated at the all-hands meeting that “Ronnie’s Rules” were his personal road map for living and he has used it since he was a captain. He said he tries to live by these rules every day.

“Those two slides, in particular ...were in no way a directive or expectation I have for our dedicated men and women,” said Hawkins, who previously served as deputy director of command control, communications and computer systems, Joint Staff at the Pentagon. “The rules are my own personal guide posts, or moral compass.”

All DISA employees apparently didn’t see the presentation the same way.

A DISA employee who witnessed the presentation spoke with Air Force Times under condition of anonymity. He said he was shocked that a senior leader would include such direct references to God in a commander’s call that in his opinion was held to say “I’m your new commander and this is what I expect of you.”
Who are you going to believe? Ronnie or the three stars on his shoulders.

Comments:
Different branch, but same principle as the big one that ate one of my most special humans and the mate he picked. I understand the AF officer corps is the worst, at present. Very different than what I recall, and, therefore, very difficult to reconcile, mentally. How could they even remotely be worse than Allen West? Don't answer that, please. Okay, answer if you are able. Need to know trumps need to be an ostrich.
 

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