NO RELIEF IN SIGHT

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  • By Capt. "Buster" Adams
St. Louis --  I read with interest your cover story titled "Stressed Out," (November/December 2007 issue, page 8). The story was well written and brought up some good points. Specifically, the statement "With frequent and longer combat deployments, along with more work and fewer people, the military workforce faces increasing anxieties at home and abroad" caught my attention. I agree with that statement wholeheartedly. I don't, however, believe referencing the Leader's Guide for Managing Personnel in Distress is going to do much to curtail this growing problem.

Let's face it. Things are going to get worse before they get better. Airmen are still going on more deployments than ever, and the Department of Defense is still cutting people and resources. I don't see any relief in sight. Things look pretty bleak.
On second thought, I guess Air Force leaders better keep that guide at their fingertips. Because, with the way things are trending, we're going to see a lot more stressed out folks.