OCR Text |
Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 10 Happy Birthday, AFLC! Times Changed Since 1921; So Has Civilian Personnel By Brig. Gen. T.B. Hoxie, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, AFLC. HQ AFLC Fifty years ago Air Force Logistics Command afford impartial consideration of all eligible people, it for a This would suggest that, every ten years everyone gets a promotion. But this too is Editor's Note: As part of time evolved into a plan that the commemoration of raised people's hopes unAFLC's 50th anniversary, a series of articles has been justifiably. ema In for time used the fact, point prepared comparing how supervisors that believed ere AFLC functions civilians. in ployees system prompting The supervisor picked out a everyone had a chance to be accomplished at various times during the past fifty person he liked, or better promoted to the super grade yet, believed to be qualified, level. years with how they are handled today. Each article and pointed to him. "That's Then someone decided to And that compare the number of people has been prepared by an my man," he'd say. was the man who got the job. in Air Force Logistics ComAFLC headquarters ofThe supervisor still has a mand with the number of ficial. This is the first in the voice in the selection process, super grades. At 13 super series. but the system is much more grade positions to 107,000 sophisticated. Designed to civilian employees, the ratio came out to something like one to 8,231 people. So not everyone can be a super grade! When our civilian personnel specialists thought about it this way, they NURSERY began to realize that perhaps it was not realistic to have a If You Come and which required policy See Us, managers to "lead people - second and third years there are some repeaters from the first. in want your Child to attend. A for those jobs. This would let people know where they stood, at least for the year. The winners would know and be happy. But now the people who stood further down the promotion list would know too. everyone could get to the top. Looking further, they found h of the that some work force receives a promotion in any one year. First Southern Baptist Church 564 South 800 East Sunday School 9:45 a.m i NEED Clearfield, Utah Worship Service 10:55 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. A CHURCH i Tri-Hu- YOU A FROM to Wednesday Services. LX HOME? Tonneau Cover Trailer With Brakes 3 Only Reg. Price $5,995.00 a come worship with us Sunday & AWAY ll to cordial invitation HOME 1971 Olympic 18' 165 HP Merc. I O 2 - 22 Ga.l. Gas Tanks extend We 0t 0k NEW BOAT SPECIAL Lavoid Robertson Pastor Residence Church 00 $4195 Special 825:0277 825-551- 2 1971 Olympic Deep - Vee 18' 188 HP Merc. I O 8 Arm Rests 2 18 Gal. Gas Tanks Bow Rail V-- Stern Rail c. p.mi with Ladder j Trailer With Brakes THUCIV 2 Only Reg. Price $5,795.00 00 in - v - m Explorer Mfg. Co. North Main 20 Phono Cloarfleld, Utah ryf www wwv . even Ihnimk -- I i 5mave out-of-sta- te ill m members, with members insurance. sl l i i n. i .w.". in I future v wyr receive From such vacancies which'61 throughout the yea??1 head1 Department management board What are the results' does this differ from system with which the S mand started 50 year I . J The most dramatic board proceedings? been not only the select! people with the best technic skills for the job bun of identification of candidal with managerial potential and broader scope of be actions, the emphasis shifted from the immei, concern for getting the done to a longer range The question now is not vh "can he do this job" but ra4 make a str, COmnpfitnr . fnr iho , lllc 11CJ l "will he also promotion, design board the members Promotion Evaluation Patterns (PEPS) and the ranking criteria they will use to come up with a list of successful competitors. The search for talent begins at this juncture. A query is fed into the computer, which contains the credentials of all AFLC employees. The promotion crizeria also are introduced into the data system. A ranked list of competitors emerges from the 1 Logis-- Command has vuhic d in way in 50 years. We still p to the tnn canrliilM. promotion, but we do so J a long, critical of a group supervisors examind unfei and a cares of comparison of qualifications peers. with those of Tnju U O holiotra justifiably point tin - with pn (AFLCNS) computer and the board reviews that list prior to Activities promotion consideration. Two higher grade vacancies were expected during the year. The computer listed all 19 employees, ranked according to the board's criteria. While not required to do so, this particular board decided to interview each member of the group. Interviews took 20 minutes each plus an additional 10 minutes for scoring of each interviewee by review the board. An of the personnel records of each candidate followed this. Finally, a new ranked list emerged. This became the promotion register for the year and both director. The center is open Tued; and Thursday from 6 pmj 10 p.m.; and Fridays fr Set further consideration. A recent example of an By Hill Cent; actual situation might The Hill AFB Youth Certj illustrate the board's funcactivd tions from this point on. In the will feature sundry accordl September, I particular career field there during William Phelps, c:i to 19 in line for e were employees i I c I c th candidates and 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Dancf are held Saturday night. I center is closed Sucdif Monday and Wednesday, f Information on the actiffi is available from Mr. Phe'i Bldg. 345, ext. 3090. Activities include ba J J lessons, singing lessons. p.;j lessons, arts and crafts. tv and ping pong, color I games. art f cards Youth activity or M for single memership family. p5T.' HONOR lies in honrstt Grovrr Cleveland Why Wait For CJrjgmas? J- w - i F Liti Wriin mm mm AM-F- Wood Cabinet I mm aiD 9sm '" -- Ti n i - nun ,r- - ri , jm Charge NceMry 363 22nJSrret' UnncM ty Auto Ogdrn nd Prt" 399-331- 7 TV Sales 58 West Gentile AND GLASS COMPANY VHomt of only Reg. 329.00 It Brimley , I JS X 825-370- 9 w 5 or changing job requirements. Finally, before level job?" starting to consider people for Air Force employee 3 Days Only Sun., Monday and Tuesday Sept. 12, 13 and 14th i and Uiev mv With each purchase Free Vacation Trip 3 days, 2 nights and meals. At any one of the following Acapulco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Reno or Lake Tahoa. j -. AUTO PARTS gladly hand! Special $3,995 ap- take management job vacancies expected in any one year, and let people compete in advance along" and pretend that 2420 West 300 North Phone 825-849- 5 Clearfield, Utah ex- Because not everyone can get to the top. Under the old system, filling one job at a time after it became vacant, we implied that everyone who didn't get a promotion this time would get a good shot at it next time. It's true that everyone on that rung of the ladder did have a chance, but as our facts indicated, the chance for most people was very slim. Career management boards now are established at every AFLC installation and in every career field. Comprised of civilian and military from within as well as outside praisal - all these and other the career field, boards first factors have a bearing. study the secrets of success in Timing is important too, as the particular line of work. well as willingness to be They mull over the traits mobile. and characteristics, both About two years ago, AFLC technical and managerial, personnel began development possessed by current and of a career management former successful executives board concept. The idea was in career field. Next, they eye to a look at the number of one-tent- Reasonable Prices What are a person's chances any one year? That "depends." Education, perience, test scores, Kiddie College You will in the since misleading, J Jibber this last feature as their suPviIo a being big advantage. Why? copies. We see (Master Charge 07c qiqc Bank lavton St. eetp',"3 3765 |