"Ask the National Commander" - eServices' new button

Started by ♠SARKID♠, December 28, 2011, 07:37:16 AM

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coudano

i'd like to point out that the cjcs and secdef both go around addressing masses of troops and take questions from an open mic.   that doesn't even get the "filter" before a response.

Brad

We have a similar tool where I work with South Carolina Highway Patrol called "Ask The Colonel". For an agency that harps so much on chain of command it does seem to work. Sometimes there simply are questions, comments, or ideas that you want to bring to the top of the chain.
Brad Lee
Maj, CAP
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications
Mid-Atlantic Region
K4RMN

PA Guy

I don't see what the big deal is.  If people think the CC is going to answer each and every question submitted they will probably be disappointed.  I imagine the CC will respond to those questions that he thinks will be of interest to the majority of members or topics that he thinks are of great importance.  It won't be like having him on your personal speed dial.

jimmydeanno

The intent is to have every single question answered, that is submitted.  However, I'm not so sure that HE will be the one that answers them.  It'll most likely be sent to some sort of inbox or something that get sent to the specialist that deals in that area.
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. - Winston Churchill

Al Sayre

It's not jumping the chain of command if the commander asks for your questions and provides a means for you to submit them directly...
Lt Col Al Sayre
MS Wing Staff Dude
Admiral, Great Navy of the State of Nebraska
GRW #2787

sardak

Here is what the Jan-Mar 2012 Open Cockpit, that came out today, says:
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Ask the Commander: "Ask the Commander" is eServices' newest application. This feature has been initiated at the request of Major General Chuck Carr to increase the flow of information to the field and to offer the membership better access to the National Commander. All members will be able to ask General Carr a question and then receive a response. The response will include the question as well as the name and unit of the member submitting it. General Carr's reply will also copy the member's squadron, group (if applicable), wing and region commander so they are aware of his answer. Some questions/answers will also be posted on Knowledgebase to keep all members informed.

Before members submit a question they should first give their commander an opportunity to answer.

Questions should be kept professional and pertinent to others. This system is not a substitute for the IG system and does not afford any confidentiality.
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Mike

Spaceman3750

Does anyone else think that the button is in a really awful/annoying place on the page?

AngelWings

Quote from: Spaceman3750 on December 30, 2011, 02:27:08 PM
Does anyone else think that the button is in a really awful/annoying place on the page?
+1

a2capt

At least they fixed that "hack" look that was on the top with the stats (membership numbers) in it. But the whole page is a hodgepodge hack of mess. That $5,000 facelift they gave it a while back was a waste of money.

Alas, I can imagine the conversation though. "I want it right where people will see it." :)

Spaceman3750

I don't mind the general look. My issue is simply that the new link was just thrown in the middle of the page.

PHall

Quote from: Spaceman3750 on December 30, 2011, 05:07:58 PM
I don't mind the general look. My issue is simply that the new link was just thrown in the middle of the page.


Oh, where people can actually find it?  So what's the problem with that?

RADIOMAN015

Just give him the url for captalk.net;) I think he can get a good idea about what the membership policy wise is concerned about :angel:   To a certain extent non CAP owned public forums allow the membership (and former membership) to post their opinions in public and exchange ideas, with very little censorship. 

Maybe we could just run a thread topic here "what would I ask the National Commander IF I pressed the "easy" button?". :angel:
RM   

OMA

This could very well be one of the worst things I've seen since I've join CAP, though I know it hasn't been long. I joined CAP for some reasons but the main one was the military aspect of it. Bypassing the CoC is something I've been told time and time again not to do however I support his decision. The National CC obviously knows about this and we must back his decisions if we agree with them or not.

PHall

Quote from: OMA on January 08, 2012, 08:32:51 AM
This could very well be one of the worst things I've seen since I've join CAP, though I know it hasn't been long. I joined CAP for some reasons but the main one was the military aspect of it. Bypassing the CoC is something I've been told time and time again not to do however I support his decision. The National CC obviously knows about this and we must back his decisions if we agree with them or not.


Bypassing the CoC????   Just about every Air Force Base has a "Commanders Hotline" where anybody on base can call and voice their concerns to the Wing/Base Commander. 

So this "Ask the National Commander" thing is nothing new. Our current National Commander being an Air Force Retiree probably has a bit of experience with this.

Extremepredjudice

I asked him when CAP was going to request ABUs. >:D

He told me to read the eservices annoucement about ABUs? ???
I love the moderators here. <3

Hanlon's Razor
Occam's Razor
"Flight make chant; I good leader"

Flying Pig

I wonder how many uniform questions the CC gets?  I bet its a lot.

bosshawk

And most of them will be from posters on CT.  In my 18 years in two Sqs and one Wing Staff, I bet that I didn't hear a half dozen comments about uniforms: a far cry from what I read on CT.
Paul M. Reed
Col, USA(ret)
Former CAP Lt Col
Wilson #2777

Flying Pig

But you always looked so good at Imperial with your sunburn and streams of sweat running down your face!!