Posted on 02/20/2019 10:25:46 AM PST by jeannineinsd
All U.S. Air Force airmen who have had non-deployable status for more than a year will soon face a disability board or be considered for administrative separation as part of the service’s implementation of the Pentagon’s so-called “deploy or get out” policy.
A directive signed Tuesday by Air Force senior leaders states the service seeks to achieve a 95 percent or higher deployable rate within its units. The directive follows the October order by then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis for the Pentagon’s military services to create guidelines meant to motivate servicemembers to retain their ability to deploy into combat after troops in non-deployable status ballooned to more than 11 percent in recent years.
“We expect all airmen to exercise personal accountability for their deployable status and to take the necessary steps to maintain their readiness,” stated the memo, which was signed by Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth Wright. “…The defense of our nation requires airmen and the Air Force be ready to deploy at all times.”
(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...
Its about danged time!
WHen Desert Storm first kicked off, you wouldnt believe the number of PAID military folks that wimped out for one reason or another. Made me sick!
What are the reasons for non-deployment?.................
It seems outrageous that a judge would decide to countermand a military command decision of any kind.
1,000 is a rounding error to the approximately 350,000 active duty airmen.
However, nearly 100% that are trans-something are nondeployable.
SOP.
In 1991, I was assigned to process V Corps Artillery non-deployables. A lot of them were single soldiers without a workable Dependent Care Plan. They couldn’t go to war because there was no one to look after their kids. Out they went, and rightly so.
Then there were the fatties and the chronically profiled soldiers.
It was a good opportunity for The Army to clean house.
Sister was an AF logistics Major. Adult onset allergies made her non deployable. She was medically discharged.
All medical and mental conditions which prevent deployment - long term - should be processed out. I do not count pregnancy as long term. However, child care IS long term and if it is incompatible with the job, should be processed out.
From the article:
"The Air Force directive listed four requirements for its airmen to remain in deployable status:
Meet individual medical readiness standards, to include medical, dental and physical components.
Be able to execute the wartime mission requirements of their respective career fields, to include technical, educational and physical proficiency.
Be current on the Air Force Fitness Assessment.
Be considered a satisfactory participant in Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard duties, if applicable."
Medical reasons.
Family reasons.
Legal reasons.
I tried to get back in during Desert Storm but because of medical, was not accepted.
That just tells me what it takes to be deployable.
What are the reasons for people to claim non-deployment status? Religion? Family matters? Other than health concerns.................
Agree 100%
I didn’t know it was a choice? Back in the day (60’s) you either went with your unit or were in the hospital or you went to the cooler.
But for crying out loud, if it isn't a war zone, it's not going to be THAT bad! And if it is a war zone, there is that thing called DUTY. What are you doing in the service if you're not there to do your duty? Slackers definitely aren't needed in the military!
There are people in the service who attemp to make a career out of not deploying. They maintain their “deployable” status right up until the point their unit has to deploy, then they suddenly have an issue. Then they spend time on limited duty, only to move on and infect another unit. The number of females who get pregnant right before a deployment is amazing. When that person has an MOS/NEC/AFSC that is mission critical, the entire unit suffers, and the leadership is left scrambling to find a “volunteer” to deploy on short notice.
If you cannot abide the idea that our military's foremost mission is to go out, break stuff, and harm those who threaten our nation, then get out.
As my Drill Sergeant so eloquently put it: "If you can't hang, you shouldn't-a came."
Hard to have an “air” force, if they won’t leave the ground!
Ah, judges running the military, perfect
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