Chief Master Sergeant of the A
Chief Master Sergeant of the AGoals and Issues of the 12th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eric W. Benken
Today I would like to tell you about the 12th CMSAF Eric W. Benken and his goals and issue's for today's Air Force, and how his goals affect the readiness of our enlisted force. Chief Benken was inducted as CMSAF on November 5, 1996, by General Fogelman after a distinguished 26 year career. He visit's 54 countries addressing issues for the enlisted force that he intern addresses to Congress. Chief Benken's goals are one's that affect the readiness of the enlisted force. He stated that "We need to keep up with, and move into the 21st century by learning to abide by Core Values, and keeping up with quality of life issues." Let us begin by talking about Core Values.
Core Values may seem like they don't or shouldn't apply to some people for whatever reason. We should abide by them because, it's the foundation of our service. We should live by them, believe in them, and instill them into our troops. The first Core Value is integrity, which is being honest with yourself at all times, even when nobody is looking. Military personnel with integrity will always do what is right, and not just out of fear of being caught, but because they know it's wrong. The second Core Value is service before self, is putting your needs and wants aside to get the mission accomplished. Your needs may conflict with the interest of the government, but our job is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We must be ready at a moment's notice. Last, but definitely still important, is excellence in all we do. America's trust the military to protect out national security and interests, and especially each other's son's, daughters, husband's, and wives, fighting for our country. If we fall short of 100% in excellence, the mission is in jeopardy, and...
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