6.21.2004
From The Military Academies
USAF Academy Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
On 1 April 2004, 50 years to the day, the United States Air Force Academy begins a celebration of the anniversary of its establishment.
With the creation of an independent Air Force in 1947, Air Force planners abandoned efforts to obtain an air academy within the existing educational framework of the Army. Included within the National Security Act of 1947 was the following provision: ?The United States Air Force will receive a proportion of each graduating class of the Military Academy. These graduates will be transferred to the United States Air Force upon graduation and will remain assigned to the Air Force regardless of their ability to complete flying training ... "
In 1948, the Air Force Academy Planning Board, under the chairmanship of Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, Vice Chief of Staff of the new Air Force met to discuss plans for a proposed Air Force Academy. Throughout 1948 and 1949, a series of Air Force studies were undertaken and numerous bills were introduced in the House and Senate to provide for the establishment of an Air Force Academy. On 6 March 1949, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal established the Stearns-Eisenhower Board to review the existing educational programs of the Armed Forces and to recommend a system of basic education to train junior officers for the three Services. Dr. Robert L. Stearns, President, University of Colorado was named Chairman and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vice Chairman. The Service Academy Board strongly advocated the service academy system not only be retained but be expanded to include an Air Force Academy. At the end of 1949, Lt. Gen. Huber R. Harmon was recalled from retirement and appointed Special Assistant for Air Force Academy matters in anticipation of early legislation creating an academy. The Korean War delayed the debate and it was not until 1954 that Congress finally approved the legislation. On 1 April 1954, President Eisenhower signed the bill which created the United States Air Force Academy. The first class entered in July of 1955.
National Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp at Academy
Twenty high-school chemistry students from across the nation are here [at the USAF Academy] competing in the two-week U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp.
The top four students in the competition will represent the United States at the 36th International Chemistry Olympiad in Kiel, Germany, from July 18 to 27.
{Read the rest here}
West Point grad dubbed 'father of Iraqi Army'
Less than a year ago a modest man from Weatherford, Okla., arrived in Iraq to guide an organization that didn?t even exist - to build an army that wasn't there.
There was no plan, no force and only slight guidance.
And 363 days later "despite a host of staggering setbacks and difficulties" Iraq's armed forces and civil security forces total more than 230,000 people. In only a matter of months, the army will consist of a 27-battalion, nine-brigade, three-division army and air force, navy, coastal defense force, civil defense corps, police service, facilities protection service, border police force, customs police force, immigration police force, national security police force and a diplomatic protection service officers force.
"There's nothing that could have prepared me for what I've faced here" but many things have happened to me in my career that have proven helpful," said Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, the former Office of Security Transition Commanding General.
{Read the rest here}
Amazing Grace
One journey ended as another journey began when the white hats flew skyward Saturday at Michie Stadium and the Class of 2004 took a step toward a bright, but uncertain future.
This [USMA] graduating class knows they have to be ready to help with the war on terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan or anywhere else they are needed. And one new second lieutenant said she is prepared to go wherever her future leads her.
Four years ago Grace Chung arrived at the U.S. Military Academy from Congers, N.Y. She freely admits she was an unorganized, nervous plebe. However, Chung worked on her faults, eventually becoming West Point?s Cadet First Captain. Her experiences here, good and bad, Chung said, helped strengthen her goals toward a lifetime?s worth of achievements.
{Read the rest here}
Teamwork Propels 14th Company to Colorful Finish
The [USNA's 14th} company doesn't claim to be the smartest or the most physically fit company. In fact, the company doesn't claim to excel in any particular area.
Yet, 14th Company earned the title, Color Company. This company amassed more points through intense competition in sports, academic performance, professional competence and extracurricular activities than any other company.
{Read the rest here}
Sleep Studies Focus on Finding Best Sailors for Navy Missions
Medical experts from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego attended an annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Philadelphia June 6-10, presenting research that may give insight into which types of ?sleepers? make the best military candidates.
NHRC researchers have been working with the University of California in San Diego and the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in San Diego to analyze certain sleep characteristics ? including average length of sleep and dream recall ? which may indicate how quickly a person feels ?wide awake.?
This consideration of dream recall is a part of a larger study in which the teams reviewed the correlation between how long a person typically sleeps each night and what that person?s response is when deprived of sleep.
{Read the rest here}
On 1 April 2004, 50 years to the day, the United States Air Force Academy begins a celebration of the anniversary of its establishment.
With the creation of an independent Air Force in 1947, Air Force planners abandoned efforts to obtain an air academy within the existing educational framework of the Army. Included within the National Security Act of 1947 was the following provision: ?The United States Air Force will receive a proportion of each graduating class of the Military Academy. These graduates will be transferred to the United States Air Force upon graduation and will remain assigned to the Air Force regardless of their ability to complete flying training ... "
In 1948, the Air Force Academy Planning Board, under the chairmanship of Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, Vice Chief of Staff of the new Air Force met to discuss plans for a proposed Air Force Academy. Throughout 1948 and 1949, a series of Air Force studies were undertaken and numerous bills were introduced in the House and Senate to provide for the establishment of an Air Force Academy. On 6 March 1949, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal established the Stearns-Eisenhower Board to review the existing educational programs of the Armed Forces and to recommend a system of basic education to train junior officers for the three Services. Dr. Robert L. Stearns, President, University of Colorado was named Chairman and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vice Chairman. The Service Academy Board strongly advocated the service academy system not only be retained but be expanded to include an Air Force Academy. At the end of 1949, Lt. Gen. Huber R. Harmon was recalled from retirement and appointed Special Assistant for Air Force Academy matters in anticipation of early legislation creating an academy. The Korean War delayed the debate and it was not until 1954 that Congress finally approved the legislation. On 1 April 1954, President Eisenhower signed the bill which created the United States Air Force Academy. The first class entered in July of 1955.
National Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp at Academy
Twenty high-school chemistry students from across the nation are here [at the USAF Academy] competing in the two-week U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp.
The top four students in the competition will represent the United States at the 36th International Chemistry Olympiad in Kiel, Germany, from July 18 to 27.
{Read the rest here}
West Point grad dubbed 'father of Iraqi Army'
Less than a year ago a modest man from Weatherford, Okla., arrived in Iraq to guide an organization that didn?t even exist - to build an army that wasn't there.
There was no plan, no force and only slight guidance.
And 363 days later "despite a host of staggering setbacks and difficulties" Iraq's armed forces and civil security forces total more than 230,000 people. In only a matter of months, the army will consist of a 27-battalion, nine-brigade, three-division army and air force, navy, coastal defense force, civil defense corps, police service, facilities protection service, border police force, customs police force, immigration police force, national security police force and a diplomatic protection service officers force.
"There's nothing that could have prepared me for what I've faced here" but many things have happened to me in my career that have proven helpful," said Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, the former Office of Security Transition Commanding General.
{Read the rest here}
Amazing Grace
One journey ended as another journey began when the white hats flew skyward Saturday at Michie Stadium and the Class of 2004 took a step toward a bright, but uncertain future.
This [USMA] graduating class knows they have to be ready to help with the war on terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan or anywhere else they are needed. And one new second lieutenant said she is prepared to go wherever her future leads her.
Four years ago Grace Chung arrived at the U.S. Military Academy from Congers, N.Y. She freely admits she was an unorganized, nervous plebe. However, Chung worked on her faults, eventually becoming West Point?s Cadet First Captain. Her experiences here, good and bad, Chung said, helped strengthen her goals toward a lifetime?s worth of achievements.
{Read the rest here}
Teamwork Propels 14th Company to Colorful Finish
The [USNA's 14th} company doesn't claim to be the smartest or the most physically fit company. In fact, the company doesn't claim to excel in any particular area.
Yet, 14th Company earned the title, Color Company. This company amassed more points through intense competition in sports, academic performance, professional competence and extracurricular activities than any other company.
{Read the rest here}
Sleep Studies Focus on Finding Best Sailors for Navy Missions
Medical experts from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego attended an annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Philadelphia June 6-10, presenting research that may give insight into which types of ?sleepers? make the best military candidates.
NHRC researchers have been working with the University of California in San Diego and the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in San Diego to analyze certain sleep characteristics ? including average length of sleep and dream recall ? which may indicate how quickly a person feels ?wide awake.?
This consideration of dream recall is a part of a larger study in which the teams reviewed the correlation between how long a person typically sleeps each night and what that person?s response is when deprived of sleep.
{Read the rest here}
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I?m about to make you think.
It might be painful.
Have you done anything earth shattering lately?
Read anything that really sets your mind on fire with a passion to do good?
How about doing something important for yourself?
Have you?
Do you know without a doubt where you will be living a few years from now, what you will be doing, how big your bank account will be?
Got a Plan?
Know how to get there?
You gotta have goals!
I?m accomplishing one of mine right now ? getting more people to set goals, personal, family, business and even spiritual.
Often we don?t practice what we preach or do what we know we should be doing.
Are you guilty of this? If so, this here?s a little ?nugget? for you today.
What will you do with this ?nugget?? Ignore it or use it?
Here?s yours;
Write Goals Down
This crystallizes your goals and gives them more force. In writing your goals down, you are better able to keep up with your scheduled tasks for each accomplishment. It also helps you to remember each task that needs to be done and allows you to check them off as they are accomplished.
Basically, you can better keep track of what you are doing so as not to repeat yourself unnecessarily.
Keep Operational Goals small
Keep the low-level goals you are working towards small and easy to achieve. If a goal is too large, then it can seem that you are not making progress towards it.
Keeping goals small and incremental allows you more opportunities for reward. Derive today's goals from larger ones. It is a great way to accomplish your goals.
Set Performance Goals, not outcome goals
You should take care to set goals over which you have as much control as possible. There is nothing more dispiriting than failing to achieve a personal goal for reasons that are beyond your control.
These could be bad business environments, poor judging, bad weather, injury, or just plain bad luck. If you base your goals on personal your performance, then you can keep control over the achievement of your goals and get satisfaction from achieving them.
Set Realistic Goals
It is important to set goals that you can achieve.
All sorts of people (parents, media, and society) can set unrealistic goals for you which is almost a guarantee of failure. They will often do this in ignorance of your own desires and ambitions or flat out disinterest.
Alternatively you may be naive in setting very high goals. You might not appreciate either the obstacles in the way, or understand quite how many skills you must master to achieve a particular level of performance.
By being realistic you are increasing your chances of success.
Do not set goals to low
Just as it is important not to set goals unrealistically high; do not set them too low.
People tend to do this where they are afraid of failure or where they simply don?t want to do anything.
You should set goals so that they are slightly out of your immediate grasp, but not so far that there is no hope of achieving them. No one will put serious effort into achieving a goal that they believe is unattainable.
However, remember that your belief that a goal is unrealistic may be incorrect. If this could be the case, you can to change this belief by using imagery effectively.
Good Luck and Happy Goal Setting!
Want some more ?nuggets?? Pick up a few here; reachable goals
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It might be painful.
Have you done anything earth shattering lately?
Read anything that really sets your mind on fire with a passion to do good?
How about doing something important for yourself?
Have you?
Do you know without a doubt where you will be living a few years from now, what you will be doing, how big your bank account will be?
Got a Plan?
Know how to get there?
You gotta have goals!
I?m accomplishing one of mine right now ? getting more people to set goals, personal, family, business and even spiritual.
Often we don?t practice what we preach or do what we know we should be doing.
Are you guilty of this? If so, this here?s a little ?nugget? for you today.
What will you do with this ?nugget?? Ignore it or use it?
Here?s yours;
Write Goals Down
This crystallizes your goals and gives them more force. In writing your goals down, you are better able to keep up with your scheduled tasks for each accomplishment. It also helps you to remember each task that needs to be done and allows you to check them off as they are accomplished.
Basically, you can better keep track of what you are doing so as not to repeat yourself unnecessarily.
Keep Operational Goals small
Keep the low-level goals you are working towards small and easy to achieve. If a goal is too large, then it can seem that you are not making progress towards it.
Keeping goals small and incremental allows you more opportunities for reward. Derive today's goals from larger ones. It is a great way to accomplish your goals.
Set Performance Goals, not outcome goals
You should take care to set goals over which you have as much control as possible. There is nothing more dispiriting than failing to achieve a personal goal for reasons that are beyond your control.
These could be bad business environments, poor judging, bad weather, injury, or just plain bad luck. If you base your goals on personal your performance, then you can keep control over the achievement of your goals and get satisfaction from achieving them.
Set Realistic Goals
It is important to set goals that you can achieve.
All sorts of people (parents, media, and society) can set unrealistic goals for you which is almost a guarantee of failure. They will often do this in ignorance of your own desires and ambitions or flat out disinterest.
Alternatively you may be naive in setting very high goals. You might not appreciate either the obstacles in the way, or understand quite how many skills you must master to achieve a particular level of performance.
By being realistic you are increasing your chances of success.
Do not set goals to low
Just as it is important not to set goals unrealistically high; do not set them too low.
People tend to do this where they are afraid of failure or where they simply don?t want to do anything.
You should set goals so that they are slightly out of your immediate grasp, but not so far that there is no hope of achieving them. No one will put serious effort into achieving a goal that they believe is unattainable.
However, remember that your belief that a goal is unrealistic may be incorrect. If this could be the case, you can to change this belief by using imagery effectively.
Good Luck and Happy Goal Setting!
Want some more ?nuggets?? Pick up a few here; reachable goals
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