Re: ASRS

CharlieRU_at_aol.com
Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:36:09 -0400 (EDT)

Tony K,
In my visit to various Air Force Reserve units I hear lots of "ASRS-like"
reportable incidents. These crew member stories always point out the fact
that there are other agendas in operation other than a striving for effective
mission accomplishment. Many are frustrated in that they have reported the
incident and no action is taken, thus growing the rouge crew member syndrome.
I see that it may not so much be a matter of aircrew performance but
aviating is a component of the larger less managable system: the culture.
And in the center of that there are the goals (announced and hidden) that
the power brokers are operating toward. The crew member knows not these
dynamics but the do influence operations. It goes back to the core of
Leadership.
Charlie Russell