What do you Airmen say?

COL Jon Thompson — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:18:35 -0400

Interesting Facebook posting from the Eielson AFB Public Affairs office. Check out the pictures.

https://www.facebook.com/EielsonAirForceBase/posts/ [login to see] 56478

After meeting at one of the two sessions... - Eielson Air Force Base | Facebook

After meeting at one of the two sessions at the base theater for Resilient Airman Day, Eielson Airmen gathered at the Baker Field House for a luau lunch...

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Oct 21 at 2015 9:37 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:37:04 -0400

Funny...

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 21 at 2015 11:12 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 23:12:34 -0400

In the day that was known as organized grabass.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Oct 22 at 2015 1:49 AM

SrA Matthew Knight — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:49:23 -0400

These types of events are becoming far more common. We had one last week here on Whiteman, call it Wingman Day or CAF day, either way it's the same thing. The original intent was to make them a day to brush people up on things like SAPR, bettering your PT, etc. Things to help develop you as an Airman. To me they are nothing much more than a joke becoming a day intended to boost Airmen's morale while realistically causing it to drop as the events are usually mandated because they know people wouldn't attend otherwise. Luckily I am on goofy shifts and wasn't expected to mess with my schedule to accommodate it but I have heard of people being forced to attend regardless of their shift.

I feel their intentions with the events are good but the execution of the events is handled very poorly.