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Show Nov. 23, 1994 9:30 MON-F- M. A.M.-5:3- P.M.; 0 SAT. 9:30-- 1 :30 P.M- .Welcome To If "CASH 11 464 1 4-YO- U" 1580 SO. STATE 1 CLEARFIELD 12TH STREET OGDEN 775-080- 8 627-666- 0 rs I said Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman by SSgt. Miconna Air J. Boaldin Force News Service KELLY AFB, Texas of green BDUs, a blue-cla- - Within a sea general approached the stage as the crowd anxiously awaited to hear what the new chief had to say. And he gave the crowd his pledge. "My pledge to you is I will tell the truth; I will tell the truth," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman to a crowd of more than 3,500 gathered in a hangar for chief's call. "My wife, Miss Jane, and I have been in this business for 31 years. A long time ago we stopped serving because of the positions that might become available we just like being around first-clas- s people. POST DATED CHECKS CASHED! urn 7 SALT LAKE 565-990- OGDEN CLEARFIELD B V:'" Heritage Square 1 FEATURES: Single Level living Fully landscaped and fenced yard care available 2 car garage 2-- 3 bedrooms 2 baths Central air riiiri . "...these congressman are poised to ask very hard questions of the chiefs..." "There is no benefit for me to go up PIRITIO HOMGS Prime South Ogden Location Year-roun- d d on the (Capitol) Hill and do anything 627-666- 0 775-080- 8 0 . except tell the truth, and not only do I owe it to you but there is just no gain from anything else. So you need to help me tell the truth." He said he wasn't going to slam on the brakes and change direction for., the Air Force because he felt by and large the Air Force was moving in the right direction. "I had some advice from my Navy friends who told me a saying in the Navy nautical circles that when you assume the watch and you stand on the bridge, you should not trim the sails for at least 10 minutes. "The idea here is that you have the opportunity to figure out where you're going before you decide to change direction, otherwise you might wind up going in circles and I'm not interested in going in circles," he said. The general discussed his philosophy since assuming his new position. Fogleman said that external changes such as the end of the Cold War and internal changes as in downsizing of the force are all coming to an end. "The internal change has been very painful but necessary. I feel I owe my predecessor, General (Merrill A.) McPeak, a great debt. We all do, I believe, owe a debt of gratitude for the internal restructuring that he did in building an objective Air Force," us and Fogleman said, "in in in a to survive us position getting s and into the 21st centhe tury. We are past that now." Fogleman said that through his travels the people he has met are willing to go just about anywhere and do anything for this great nation as long as four things were observed. "One, they think what they are doing is important and worthwhile; two, that what they are doing is appreciated and three, that they have some hope for some kind of recognition for the work that they do," he said. ''But most importantly, that their families are taken care of while they are out there doing it. "If we meet these conditions, generally our folks are more than happy to volunteer to come forward to be involved in humanitarian efforts, come de-layeri- STARTING AT $107,900 late-1990- Offered through: 621-514- J 6 REALTORS CONTACT:- Evon Waters Louis Bouy Developed SITE 549-760- 4 479-511- 4 - Warren Burbank 393-065- 1 Deborah Schaefer 540-337- 0 By: OFFICE NOW 11 'I pledge to you that I will tell HEW STORE HOURS: ... ?i Hilltop Times OPEN-627-4- 042 J to the aid of allies, and do whatever is called for." The general discussed lengths of TDYs not to exceed 120 days; the $2.7 billion for quality of life; the modernization, timing and phasing of aircraft and equipment; air superiority; the promotion system; pencil whipping of OPRs and EPRs and, most important, teamwork through leadership. Fogleman said a leader is someone who makes things happen. He reiterated his passfail philosophy on what it takes to be a leader: never rule through fear, never lose your cool, have integrity, and build a team with zero tolerance of any type of harassment. "Zero tolerance because it's the right thing to do, it's the law of the land, and no one can work in a climate where they are threatened," Fogleman said. Asked about the Base Realignment and Closure process, Fogleman assured the audience that the process will judge the bases on the appearance of the individual installation with the criteria that has been put forward. He called it a "squeaky-clea- n process." Fogleman reaffirmed that photos are to be removed from all officer files by January 1995. He gave three reasons: first, he feels it is usually used in decisions as a negative indicator; second, constant uniform changes; and third, black and white photographs generate hazardous material through the development process. He added that photos may still be required for some special jobs and that would be part of the application process. When asked about U.S. troops being put under the control of United Nations commanders, Fogleman said he didn't agree with it and that a recently issued presidential directive won't allow this to occur anymore. He said the United States will continue to support the United Nations, but the troops will always have a U.S. chain of command. In discussing reduction in force, Fogleman said that the requirement for VSISSB no longer exists and that there will not be an early retirement for staff sergeants. "There is no benefit for me to ... do anything except tell the truth, and not only do I owe it to you but there is just no gain from anything else.1 "Over the last four or five years that we have come down, we have been living off the fat of the land," he explained, saying that it was hard to tell those on Capitol Hill that you couldn't find spare parts with all the base closures. "So these congressman are poised to ask very hard questions of the chiefs and we're going to be under tremendous pressure by the administration to say one thing and by the Hill to say another. "My pledge to you is I will tell the truth; I will tell the truth," Fogleman , . said. |