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Show jfx r ,,r j.'j, June HILL TOP TIMES 6 Page w hisifl the (air When you are asked to explain the Department of Defense budget, you should remember some of the facts presented by Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger before the House Committee on Appropriation recently. HE SAID in his prepared statement: "The fiscal year 1975 budget request in Total Obligational Authority (TOA) is $92.6 billion, an increase of $5.5 billion over and outlays for Fy 1975 are estimated at $85.8 billion. "This request is a substantial one, but I offer no apologies for it. It bears directly on whether or not the United States will continue to fulfill the responsibilities it has around the world. FY-197- 4, "IN HEAL terms, moreover, it means doing no more than holding our own as compared to FY 1974, for the $5.5 billion increase is wholly consumed by pay and price increases. In fact, the Fy 1975 budget in constant dollars is smaller than the FY 1974 budget of a decade ago. "Similarly, the FY 1975 budget outlays continue for the second year to claim less than six per cent of the gross national product - the lowest allocation of resources to Defense since FY 1950 - and continue also the declining trend of Defense spending as a per cent of the total federal budget, at 27.2 per cent for FY 1975 "WE DO propose in the FY 1975 budget certain new emto phasis which are meant to insure that we have the ability of worldwide a in military the future maintain equilibrium force... "It is true, of course, that defense outlays are consuming a decreasing fraction of our gross national product (now less than six per cent) and federal revenues. It is also true that in constant FY 1975 prices, we are spending $8 billion less than in FY 1974, the last pre - Vietnam budget year. Nevertheless, by any measure, $85.8 billion is a large outlay. The nation should understand, however , that the total looks so large-a- nd with the $50.8 billion we are paying for is so in defense FY 1974 primarily because of four factors. -- -- VE C S3 OD DD barrel! II. Jensen By Everyone has to work harder since the manpower reductions to do their job. It seems that in ad dition to our normal work. veryone expects us to do their job too. Under the current DOD criteria each manager is responsible to accomplish Value Engineering. Because of circumstances there must be valid excuses not to do VE. To help the busy supervisor we have supplied the following list of statement s used to explain why VE cannot be done. I agree but... We've tried that too. c We did it this way. c Procedure won't permit. c It won't work. f 7, 1974 "WERE IT not for these factors, we would be maintaining our baseline forces structure-t-he posture we design for long-terabout $43.7 steady-statpeacetime purchases-f- or billion. However, inflation and real pay increases (not increases) granted prior to the end of the draft have been substantial since 1964. "Because our society decided on grounds of equity to make military and civil service pay comparable to remuneration in the private sector of the economy, the bill for defense has gone up by a large amount. "Despite the resulting burden, I doubt that we would want to reverse earlier decisions and implicitly tax out military or without the draft. personnel for service to the country-wi- th ( in billions of current dollars) : to I we will want the fact that, because believe 1975 FY in are Instead, accept "They in by the support, $1 .8 of truly national decisions in favor of equity-shar- ed The remaining costs of Southeast executive and legislative branches alike a unit of defense is The increase in military retired pay since FY 1964, $4.8 c The growth in military and civil service pay and now more expensive than in was 10 years ago. Whether we can allowances since FY 19(54. $21.1 bring these unit costs down, and whether we should consider of and ser on the of inflation goods The effects purchase reviving the draft at some future date, are separable issues." i Tf O O i Too complicated. It isn't consistent. Ton theoretical. I'm too busy to decide now. AND BOTH of you. I'm the one that you were businesslike with tor a moment - and then swated bantering and flirting with, as soon as you heard my oice. I'm the one and called 'Honey." "Sweetie." anri "Dear." But mister. I'm in the Air Force, you too BASK" training we were taught how to address officers and fellow enlist ed men We were IN man can avoid the pressures time! We can attempt to ignore these demands but time always seems to take over. An airman who puts in a four-yea- r enlistment or completes his twenty years for retirement will testify to the pressures of time his life. In these cirupon cumstances he is faced with imNo that some semblance of military bearing should be obvious, even over the telephone. An occasional "sir" thrown info a conversation with an officer was an appropriate thing to do. But you do realize how hard it is for me to "Sir" you when you are flirting with me'' Women's Lib being what it is, I should have the right to ask you. "Why don't you talk to the male airmen over the telephone the of same wav vou talk to me-1taught " portant time-choice- s. who marries and takes on the responsibilities of a TIIE a member of the Aerospace Team, just like you are. I wear a blue suit just like you do. I've got a job to do and responsibilities to handle, just like you do. And I want to bo treated exactly like my male counterparts. After all. isn't that what equal opportunity is all about? Then consider the matter of expediency I like to handle my in won't stand shock. of if business longhaired. Personnel aren't ready for this, c We're not ready for that. 0 We can't do things that way. t We have the best system already, ft Everybody does it this way. We have too many new projects now. ft t maintain. Engineering won't approve it. The Air Force is different. The men won't go for it. You'd never be able to sell that nothing more than excuses. You will have to come up with something original to avoid doing Value Enginering. How about a different approach. . Apply VE to your high quantity-poo- r cost-larg- e performance the management, products, processes, procedures -- and-o- r ft We don't have enough facts. functions. If you follow the VE Job Plan ft Can't see it. Too much trouble to get without deviation and honestly started. attempt to implement your Doesn't conform to policy. alternative, and then fail, you will We don't have the manpower. have the perfect excuse. There is one catch. None of these More likely you will find you can statements hold water. now do your job easier and save a They have all been proven to be lot of money in doing it. to Time always seems to take over MAN family also adds a new dimension to his use of time. Yet these are only a few of the experiences which bring alout AM telephone c Not for us. c It's difficult to It's policy. would probably wonder alxnit you. But does the fact that I am a woman give you the right to address me so familiarly'.' I It's an untried gimmick, Not feasible, c Inpossible. c The production department won't accept it. The field will think we're c It you called them "Sweetie" and "Honey" people course, That's unsound, c Don't lHoney' me Hey. Major, I'm the one who called you on the telephone last week to ask a question And Sarge. I'm the one who called you to get some information on the latest change to a regulation cost-of-livi- Asia-relate- d before. i Don't we have something just as good now? It's not standard stock. l Costs too much. t Cost doesn't matter. c Too big (or too small) for us. e We've tried that before and it did.'.'t work. c Not our responsibility. o Why should we change now? We haven't tested it yet. o Impracticable. Idea too radical. t e, red large-compa- c There is no money budgeted for this. Don't move too fast, c You can't do that. v It's never been done that way ( vices since FY 1964, $14.4 "This results in a total cost growth of $42.1 conflicts between ourselves and the time factor. A clue to man's ability to resolve this conflict comes from his art, his science. and especially his religion. The time concept has been a basic element in all religions. IT IS combined with such ideas as creation, birth, life, death, resurrection, prophecy, and the fulfillment of time. Time is part of law and order in the universe. Yet. conflict this brings man-versus-tim- e about different reactions. Some people give up and drift with the tide. Others, like the restless sea, fight against time and tide and are dashed against the rocks. Apparently man is the that is troubled by tiem. only-anima- SOME people temporarily evade time decisions by depending upon various insurance and pension programs. But eventually it is necessary to live in the present for the future if we are to live responsibly. "Everything has an appointed hour," said the writer of "There is a time for all under Heaven." things Men have the ability to use time purposefully -- cit her creatively or While animals the basic instincts for possess survival, only man has the innate desire for This desire, however, can be fully satisfied only if we use our time to our highest moral and religious ideals. destructively. Take five, stay alive When on a long car trip, stop and rest awhile is the advice from the Ogden ALC a Safety Office. Take five and stay alive is the advice they give you in Texas. The Texans use this slogan to invite you to use their roadside parks. There are several advantages to using these facilities. t Reduce fatigue. A safe place to park while changing drivers, inspecting your vehicle or just stretching your legs. You can enjoy a picnic lunch and save both time and money instead of using a professional manner But if I'm leing "Honey "d" and ' Dear'd" md you are flirting with me as a rather than dealing with me as a fellow professional, you are wasting my time and your.v Try to rcmemU'r. the next time you call me "Honey " that that's oof my name - I'm in the Air Force ton" AFLCNS tThr aboe was written by a Woman in the Air Force, stationed at Mcdellan A KB. Calif. It was published in the Spacemaker. base newspaper, as a Guest Editorial. e 1? :: restaurant. PHOTO CREDITS-A- ll photos in the Hill Top Time are from the Base Audiovisual Services Branch or other Air Force sources unless noted. ADVERTISING OFFICE-MorMe- dia 1 or Salt Sales, Inc., 315 N. 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