Wing/CC rolls out new incentive program

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  • By Valerie Mullett
  • 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. --  The 341st Missile Wing Commander Col. Michael Fortney conducted a series of commander's calls Jan. 11 to 15 where he addressed a number of mission-related issues, accomplishments and visions for the future.

Included among them is a new, all-encompassing incentive program - rewarding those squadrons who can go 90 days without any of the following three events taking place:

 A DUI or severe alcohol related incident
 A rollover
 A mission critical failure

"My 2010 anti-DUI effort is going to change a bit," Colonel Fortney said. "It is pretty obvious the last plan didn't work very well."

The commander stressed that he will continue with aggressive enforcement and penalties, and there will be more aggressive personal restrictions sought, at his discretion.

He also stressed that the same DUI alternatives will remain in place, such as Airmen Against Drunk Driving, using the recall roster, the free taxi program, etc.

But his reward plan has been revised substantially.

"As long as we have the larger squadrons, for example our security forces squadrons, the playing field will never be equal," the commander explained. "So I want to take this down to the squadron level while allowing the commander's of those large squadrons to break their folks down into smaller units - perhaps to the flight level."

With a more even playing field established, the goal is to reward all units who successfully avoid any "red flags" for 90 days with a Wingman Day activity and early release from duty for a long weekend.

"I want to thank those who are dedicated day-in and day-out with some well-deserved fun and time off with their families," Colonel Fortney said. "So every 90-days, we'll have a Friday morning fun activity - a burger burn or something similar - and then I will release you for the rest of the day."

For those units who fail to go 90-days without a "red flag," the day will play out quite differently.

"Those who get flagged will start their day with a commander's call to address why they failed, then they will go back to work.," the commander said.

"We want to try our best to reward the one's that 'get it' and keep hammering the ones that don't," he continued. "It's as plain and simple as that."

The mission goal tracker will look similar to the sample shown here and will run in the Front Range Guardian weekly starting Jan. 29. The tracker began Jan. 1, 2010.