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MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- To "hear individuals' stories" and "spread inspiration" was why Air Mobility Command's highest enlisted leader came to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
During his visit Chief Master Sgt. Richard A. "Andy" Kaiser, command chief Air Mobility Command, held an enlisted "all-call" with more than 500 attentive ears, Sept. 26, 2013.
When Kaiser opened the forum to questioning, two topics that spurred much interest were: enlisted performance reports and the weighted airman's promotion system.
Kaiser explained that exaggerated EPRs hurt the individual, those who are truly among the best are not being properly recognized; and the Air Force also suffers as an organization, sometimes the most deserving are not filling leadership roles.
Despite the efforts to minimize EPR inflations, statistics shows that 85 percent of performance reports are fives; 10 percent are fours; and the remaining five percent are ones through threes, Kaiser said.
Command chiefs around the Air Force submitted suggestions for improvement to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody in April 2013, but for now Kaiser said EPRs typically don't have much bearing on WAPS testing.
"The highest points possible for EPRs in regards to testing is 135. If you look at the average points between selectee and non-selectee, normally it only varies roughly one to two points," said Kaiser.
Whenever an individual is slated to test for promotion the best advice supervisors give is to study, said Kaiser. "Maybe in the future promotions will be more based on performance than test taking abilities."
Kaiser commend MacDill's enlisted force for what they "do here, around the world and in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility (CENTCOM is ironically headquarters on MacDill)."
After having the opportunity to tour the base and meet with various airmen, Kaiser stated he was a "recipient of inspiration."
| Date Taken: | 09.27.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2014 06:47 |
| Story ID: | 120173 |
| Location: | MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US |
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