DCAF AVM Spence

First impressions for Air Force are that we have improved in nearly all areas over the last two years. Improvements in the areas of morale, service life and organisational commitment are particularly promising. While such improvements are heartening, there is still much to do to meet the expectations of our people.

Of particular concern is the downward trend with respect to family life as this suggests that we are not looking after you and your families as well as you would expect.

The results also indicate that we need to improve our performance in relation to career development, communication between the senior leaders of Defence and Air Force personnel, and in the way that we approach change and communicate the reasons for, and results of, change.

Thanks must go to all of you who took the time to complete the Attitude Survey. The results of this and other studies are crucial to the senior leadership group, the efforts of DGPERS-AF and the Defence Personnel Executive, as we focus our efforts on improving life within the Air Force and ADF.

We will now review the results of the survey in detail and develop strategies to address the issues raised by it. Any suggestions that you may have in relation to this will be welcomed.

For those that wish to see the results of the Defence Attitude Survey for themselves, you can access the appropriate Defence web site through http://defweb.cbr.defence.gov.au/dsppr/

If you would like to comment on the results of the survey or any other matter of concern to Air Force, you can do so through the Air Force People Capability intranet site, found at http://defweb2.cbr.defence.gov.au/afpc or by email to afpc@cbr.defence.gov.au

Chris Spence
Air Vice-Marshal
Deputy Chief of Air Force