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  • To measure, or not

    Have you noticed "metrics" have been resurrected at the center? If you have, you are probably wondering why or may figure Total Quality Management is making a come-back. But you shouldn't be alarmed because using metrics makes sense and isn't new. In fact, you use metrics every day in almost

  • Accomplish more by staying organized

    Have you ever noticed that some people always have a clean desk and seem to complete tasks more quickly than others? In some cases, it's because they are well organized and don't waste time looking for something in one of the piles on their desk. Getting and staying organized not only helps you save

  • Take advantage of education benefits

    Have your leaders been on you to get your Community College of the Air Force  associate degree or to work towards that bachelor's degree? Back in the "good old days," degrees were not emphasized and were not as important as they are now, especially in an enlisted person's career. Your future growth

  • Are you ready for deployment?

    Your chances of being deployed are much higher now than 10 years ago. Will you be ready when your time comes? My first deployment was the worst. I remember telling my wife that I would probably be the last person to deploy. About a month later, I was working weekends and a tasking came down. I was

  • Is patriotic appreciation alive and well?

    "Thanks for your service." "We appreciate you." "Thank you for serving our country." Is patriotic appreciation alive and well or dead and buried in America? Over the past few months, I experienced several incidents where I thought about the attitude of the people we serve. I would like to take this

  • Getting involved keeps your train on track

    I hear the routine train in the distance. Instead of the cheerful noise of "CHOOO - CHOOO" it sounds more like "life is boring - life is boring." I see people all the time with their head hanging low, their feet shuffling over ARPC's carpet, and not one wave of positive energy emanating from their

  • How's your PMA?

    I'd like to start my commentary by asking a straightforward question: How many of you come to work each day with a Positive Mental Attitude, or as I call it, PMA? Or do you just show up physically compliant, put in your time, and pick up a paycheck every couple of weeks.If you fall into the show-up

  • JA offers a variety of services

    A lot of times, as I walk through the halls here at the Air Reserve Personnel Center or step into a meeting, I hear someone say jokingly, "Uh-oh, look out, here comes the JAG." The joke is that if the JAG is coming to see you it's because something is wrong or you're in some sort of trouble. What a

  • Let contact center be your support team

    The customer service counselors and technicians in the Air Reserve Personnel Center contact center have a total of nearly 1,668 years of military personnel customer service. With this much knowledge in one place, why direct our customers anywhere else? The ARPC customer service counselors can walk

  • Program helps participants regain focus

    I have discovered that working here at ARPC, one routine day after another can often blur a person's vision from what is important and what is not. This can be a problem in our line of work because staying focused on what is important and what is priority is vital to our mission success. Ask