This is version 2 of this article...please take a look because I was "suggested" to keep some of this close hold.

Recently I received a letter from Secretary Wilson sent to my staffer email address on Capitol Hill and found out I was invited as Reid, the member of a cybersecurity startup, to help the AF revitalize the Squadron. I'm super excited to help out in any capacity but I can't do it without your help!

Before I go on…STOP…I’m one of you not the AF Survey Office. I am an Airmen who has served on Active Duty and within the Air National Guard. Email me at reid.j.novotny.mil@mail.mil or reid@thecybercoast.com and I will respond…I need your help to make an impact.

Here is the link to a survey (https://goo.gl/forms/ir2B9h1etzbFLWdQ2) that includes my top eight ideas on how I would fix the AF Squadron which I need your feedback on. More importantly, I need your ideas! Results are due by 25 November so get on it and send to 10 friends! I want to get more than 300 votes that the AF got during their official idea voting.

Here are the themes I plan to bring with me to this meeting:

- We have the most talented Airmen in the world but we do not trust them to do great things.

- Exceptional results only come from those who go around bureaucracy, fix this.

- Treat Airmen as unique people with unique talents, not numbers.

- If we care about Airmen’s time, reward Airmen that save time.

- If we connect wicked problems with talented Airmen, we can do anything.

- Opportunity loss is never part of the decision calculus, only reducing risk.

- Commanders know how to take care of Airmen and mission, if not, fire them.

I will leave you with a quote that embodies how I want our Air Force to enable each Airmen to reach their highest potential while continuing to make our Air Force the best in the world. Again fill out the survey! (https://goo.gl/forms/ir2B9h1etzbFLWdQ2)

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.” Winston Churchill