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Show 6 Hilltop Times Jan. 25, 1996 Questions fr.mPog.3 Promotion system Force Magazine just printed the QAir of Life" survey results in December's issue. Do you see any changes to the promotion system as a result, such as directions to the board to weigh certain factors more than others? There were rumors prior to the last major's board that Professional Military Education and education might be masked. fJ ,For the major's board. Professional Military Education and education were available to the review at the senior rater and the management-leve- l major command headquarters. However, education that isn't part of the record of performance (i.e., other than AFIT-fundeeducation) will be marked at the Central Selection Board. If you need further informaAlso, see tion, contact Lt. Jim Turner at Ext. a related story on page 7 of the Jan. 18 Hilltop Times. d Hiringdon'tquestioned allow Why be hired engineers r Q you at Hill AFB, minority engineers to especially mechanical Hill AFB work force demographics show that we have hired minority engineers in the past. And, as mission requirements and qualified applicants allow, we will continue to do so. During the last five years, 214 engineers were hired; of them, 21 were minorities. Currently, Hill AFB employs 55 minority engineers. Of the current 34 Hill AFB mechanical engineers, one is a minority. Since 1990, only four mechanical engineers have been hired, none of them minorities. Minority engineer job applicants are scarce, especial yi ly for positions in Utah. Nationwide, relatively few minorities who attend colleges and universities choose engineering as a major field of study. Minorities who graduate with an engineering degree are highly sought after by private industry, which frequently offers more attractive salary and benefits packages than are available in the federal government. A number of minority engineers hired at Hill AFB were later hired away by private companies. Minority engineer recruitment poses special challenges for Hill AFB, which is located in a state with a low minority population. In the past, we've made several engineering recruitment trips to various historically black and Hispanic colleges and universities with engineering programs, but the trips resulted in limited success. Unfortunately, most minorities voiced concerns about leaving familiar social surroundings to live in Utah with its relatively small ethnic minority population. Filling vacancies when the past, a position was vacated incentivized retirement, you could Qln behind that person. Now we are losing the slot. this the new polky? motion? fill Is Doesn't this kill chances for pro- The only way we can release employees f yi through the VSIP-VERprogram is to save somebody from RIF separation. That doesn't mean "therd can'f be promotions. If we release someone from a high grade, we have what we call a daisy chain where there are three or four promotion paths into that position. The last move in that chain has to save someone from RIF separation. Then behind that individual you would cancel a position. We cannot go to outside hire and fill a position when we've paid someone $25,000 to leave. There must be some type of a cancellation in that process in order to bring us down to our ceilings. A Eliminate the deadbeats? am concerned about keeping workload. can we get deadbeats to do come work? I am asking this question since our current apdoes not seem to handle this praisal system " " problem. M" I share your concern about keeping workload and about ensuring that our employees are bew Ql ing used effectively. Each employee has a performance plan which includes elements outlining what needs to be done and standards describing how the work is to be done. Individuals not meeting the standard for a critical element on hisher performance plans are provided the opportunity to improve hisher performance to an acceptable level. If the person fails to do so, heshe may be removed from government service. The current appraisal system does allow us to handle the problem of unacceptable performance, and it's the supervisor's responsibility to see that it is handled appropriately. For your information, there are proposals to modify the appraisal system and adopt a "passfail" approach to performance management which will simplify this process. These initiatives are only in the planning stages and not expected to be implemented this year. Command Q r and i top-heav- y Why is the Command Section top heavy two generals', One Senior Executive Service n cir I.T'tr one;GM-15?,r:;- .: i The Air Force and AFMC mandate pretty much what your top level of management will be. We previously got a message to delete the brigadier general slot and put in a Senior Executive Service slot and that's what we did. After about a year they decided we still needed brigadier generals so they told us to put it back in the Command Section. The GM-1- 5 slot was also mandated when we established the Commander's Action Office (CCX). Volunteers Needed r McKay-De- Hospital is e r1 looking for volunteers to I work at their IHC Health Center in Layton. Volunteers will escort patients through the facility and help with other support duties. shifts are available Monday through Friday. Four-ho- ur FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Sandy Bybee at McKay-De- f. 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