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Only once?
I know, right? I put that down to me not being vigilant enough
Only once?
Or to the NCMs realizing early that you were beyond redemption.I know, right? I put that down to me not being vigilant enough
In the late 80's we had a member of the cadets join the reserves directly as a Cpl wearing jump wings. Probably helped that his father was an RSM that commissioned as Capt so had contacts.Why not just bite the bullet and connect the Cadet Program directly to the supply chain for the CAF. Invest resources in increasing the skills of the Cadet program's leaders, and post more CAF (ARes or otherwise) trainers into the Cadet Corps to ensure that higher quality material is more likely to emerge.
Give Gold Star cadets an opportunity to fast track to Officer Cadet, join a Reserve unit, and send them off on RESO training the summer they graduate from High School. Provide a modest education subsidy/ scholarship to encourage them to go all the way through to Phase 4 while concurrently finishing their degrees.
By the time they graduate they'll be a 22 year old Lt with, including Cadet time, 8 continuous years in a military environment.
hmmm - not so sure about the management part in some places.We're Material Management Techs now
You know me too well lol.
Interesting enough some Fin O's I have had the privilege to meet have indicated to me that their degree did nothing for them as it was geared towards the business world and the military didn't follow the same logic. One even stated he wish he didn't have the degree as it was confusing him too much.Finance - hell yes.
hmmm - not so sure about the management part in some places.
I hear you, and the worse part is we are finally getting in buys we did a big push through 2022 and 2023 to get out. Getting a half dozen rejections from QC a week, and the work around is to accept them under the NSN and use whatever active MMR is as a placeholder.Ya... It's been a frustrating period of time for my Storesmen and Departmental Storesmen.
I hear you, and the worse part is we are finally getting in buys we did a big push through 2022 and 2023 to get out. Getting a half dozen rejections from QC a week, and the work around is to accept them under the NSN and use whatever active MMR is as a placeholder.
So now instead of something that is tech compliant to the NSN under the NSN, it's now under the MMR for a specific OEM pn and NCAGE.
Looking forward to returns for R&O or disposal where the part number was wiped in DRMIS because it wasn't the most recent 3 2, or the NSN was deleted all together because it had no usage in DRMIS in however many years (which is basically most of the big valves and things that are DWP work and at end of life).
None would have been avoided by a CFR in the log side either; this was straight DRMIS wonks driving how we do things instead of the customers requirements.
Sigh....
It is acceptable to bring it under that MPN:NCAGE as it is the same material in the system. Material isn't tracked by the NSN or MPN:NCAGE in the system. Those are just outward facing numbers that could be anything. Material in the system in reality pre & post MI is tracked by the Internal Master Master Record (MMR) Number which is created at the time the MMR was created in SAP. It is the primary keyboard to use database terms. Any NSN that was converted by MI to an MPN:NCAGE has the same internal MMR and is the same material in the system. So regardless if you put in the NSN or the MPN:NCAGE it is tracked as the same materialI hear you, and the worse part is we are finally getting in buys we did a big push through 2022 and 2023 to get out. Getting a half dozen rejections from QC a week, and the work around is to accept them under the NSN and use whatever active MMR is as a placeholder.
So now instead of something that is tech compliant to the NSN under the NSN, it's now under the MMR for a specific OEM pn and NCAGE.
Looking forward to returns for R&O or disposal where the part number was wiped in DRMIS because it wasn't the most recent 3 2, or the NSN was deleted all together because it had no usage in DRMIS in however many years (which is basically most of the big valves and things that are DWP work and at end of life).
None would have been avoided by a CFR in the log side either; this was straight DRMIS wonks driving how we do things instead of the customers requirements.
Sigh....
NSNs still exist and new material that will be or could be used in a NATO context will still go through the process to get NSNs assigned (NIIN will be the field the DRMIS MMR).Ya I am sure there is some deep DRMIS reason for it but from where I sit it just complicated things. The Storseys adapted fast, but the Dept Storesmen are still scratching their heads.
I don't get why we went away from NSNs... Isn't that part of the whole STANAG thing ?
I think it is what the computer eats when it is hungry.Are the DRMIS in the computer?
Are the DRMIS in the computer?
Interesting enough some Fin O's I have had the privilege to meet have indicated to me that their degree did nothing for them as it was geared towards the business world and the military didn't follow the same logic. One even stated he wish he didn't have the degree as it was confusing him too much.
Personally, I'd love to see more accountants leading Combat Team Attacks
That is unfortunately a slight against the CAF in that it has strayed from so far from optimal in its back-end support from anything recognizable to the business world and a slight against the Fin O's own competence in that they couldn't recognize it.
I think at least part of the problem is that we have such tight controls on us that we simply can't function the same as the business world. There are things we do that just don't make sense at all. At least there was a recent change to the procurement process in regard to quotes that was a good step.That is unfortunately a slight against the CAF in that it has strayed from so far from optimal in its back-end support from anything recognizable to the business world and a slight against the Fin O's own competence in that they couldn't recognize it.
Along the CFR lines of things, don't see why some officer occupations don't have a formal transition to 'civilianize' about a certain rank, as you are effectively doing civilian jobs. It would give that military background, but also allow you to put a trained person in a selected job they wanted and had experience in and give you long term stability.CAF Fin Os are mostly employed as financial/budget managers, not as CPA business enablers.
There is a need for military input into financial structures and policies, to be able to explain that yes, a missile can cost north of a million dollars, require regular maintenance and upgrades in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, but is still consumable inventory and not a capital asset.
But the question of what rank should be terminal for finance officers is valid. Arguably, the need for deployable financial support tops out around Maj. HQ functions could and probably should be civilianized. It was explained to me that Fin Os above the rank of Maj are needed in HQs because military leaders wouldn't trust civilians...
Along the CFR lines of things, don't see why some officer occupations don't have a formal transition to 'civilianize' about a certain rank, as you are effectively doing civilian jobs. It would give that military background, but also allow you to put a trained person in a selected job they wanted and had experience in and give you long term stability.
It happens in practice anyway everytime you get openings for Eng 5s, Exs etc I guess, especially after people qualify for the annuity.
If it was more widespread though, it actually costs most in SWE for the civilian doing the same jobs, and you have to pay pesky things like OT. Ironically very easy to have CAF member remote work though, which is making it easier to fill NCR jobs where that is workable.