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General Discussion => The Lobby => Topic started by: Eclipse on July 20, 2014, 09:58:47 PM

Title: Paperless Wing
Post by: Eclipse on July 20, 2014, 09:58:47 PM
So I've seen this term used a few times in the last week or so.

I must admit, I have no idea what this is.

Is this a home-grown wing-specific thins, a pilot program, or what?

"Paperless" is certainly something I was working on for my wing, but we had no "system".
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: dwb on July 20, 2014, 10:03:25 PM
Virginia Wing has a members-only web site/application called Paperless Wing, but it's deprecated. I don't know of any other Wings using the term.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Tim Medeiros on July 20, 2014, 10:09:53 PM
A quick Google search found a system in place in SCWG called paperless wing.  Seems to me like it's a wing developed system.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Eclipse on July 20, 2014, 10:18:41 PM
A quick Google brought up an SCWG login page, and reference to PW on NCWG.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: dwb on July 20, 2014, 10:22:48 PM
I wonder if those are all offshoots of the same hand-rolled code? They're all MER, so it seems plausible. I'd need to ask someone who has resided in VA longer than I have.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Spaceman3750 on July 20, 2014, 10:27:45 PM
IWU is probably the closest we've got. It if it was written in PHP instead of cold fusion I would probably offer to pick up the torch...
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: AlphaSigOU on July 21, 2014, 12:33:41 AM
Alabama Wing has a system called APATS (Alabama Wing Personnel Action Tracking System) that allows users to initiate and track most personnel and professional development actions.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Eclipse on July 21, 2014, 12:56:30 AM
Looks like NCWG is still using something, this is the mention which peaked my interest:
http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=19107.msg351365#msg351365 (http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=19107.msg351365#msg351365)

Maybe Devil Doc can shed some light?

A few places its been mentioned, most of them old:

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=18478.msg336109#msg336109 (http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=18478.msg336109#msg336109)

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=18447.msg335586#msg335586 (http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=18447.msg335586#msg335586)

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=11665.msg213215#msg213215 (http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=11665.msg213215#msg213215)

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=860.msg9794#msg9794 (http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=860.msg9794#msg9794)

Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: TarRiverRat on July 21, 2014, 03:09:48 AM
NC Wing still uses this.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Devil Doc on July 21, 2014, 11:10:43 AM
Yes, Paperless Wing is a way we track our Missions, and other things. It does track other things like lvl 1, lvl 2, etc. it also tracks some awards.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Grumpy on July 22, 2014, 12:42:41 AM
People have been talking about going paperless since the mid 80's when I retired from our parent organization.  So far,  I think the closest we have come to it is our on-line promotion and PDO programs.  But it's a start.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Brad on July 22, 2014, 01:00:58 AM
Paperless Wing is basically our Wing version of e-services. It does regular data polls and updates its information to match what is on file in e-services, and allows you to pull 101 cards, or at least the same information. It also offers Wing and Squadron staff breakdowns, and has a repository of Wing documents.
Title: Re: Paperless Wing
Post by: Rongo on July 22, 2014, 06:03:25 PM
North Carolina has a paperless wing that provides information in a quick and meaningful manner