Senior enlisted Air Force leader pens typo-riddled letter demanding ‘flawless’ paperwork
"Airmen arrive on-time to all appointment.”
By David Roza | Updated Aug 4, 2021 9:59 AM
One of the Air Force’s core values is “excellence in all we do,” but everyone falls short of the mark sometimes. In particular, one senior master sergeant recently cast themselves as a model for why proofreading is important in a typo-riddled letter demanding “flawless” paperwork from their subordinates.
The letter, which was published to the popular Facebook page Air Force amn/nco/snco on Monday, gets off to a bad start with an all-caps typo right at the top.
“MEMORANDUM FOR 379 ESFS NON-COMISIONED OFFICERS,” writes the senior master sergeant, misspelling ‘non-commissioned.’ The author’s name is blotted out, but their signature says that they are the operations superintendent for the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
“The role of an NCO is one of considerable responsibility and a special position of trust within the squadron’s chain of command,” the operations superintendent wrote. “An NCO often represents our Wing Commander during emergency responses as well as daily in-garrison operations. This role and position is especially true while deployed or
overseeing a geographically separated unit.”
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