934th members get "ReBlued"

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Jeff Williams
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Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP, ARS --  The newest program for members of the 934th Airlift Wing officially kicked off during the August unit training assembly, as five sessions of the ReBlue Program were held at the Navy Auditorium.

Facilitated by Senior Master Sgt. Randy White, 45th Aerial Port Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. Aretha Chandler, 55th Aerial Port Squadron, both of Travis Air Force Base, Calif., hundred of airmen were reminded of the information contained in Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Standards for Wear of the Uniform.

"It only takes one of us to look bad in uniform in order to make the rest of us look bad," said Sergeant Chandler during a presentation.

Some of the topics included the proper wear of the Air Force physical training uniform, use of cell phones while in uniform, and the latest changes to the AFI.

The program was created at Travis a decade ago and has been the benchmark for similar programs Air Force-wide, said Sergeant White, who has served as a facilitator since the program was established.

"Once we created this program, others have wanted to use it as a benchmark," Sergeant White said. "I'll be leaving a copy of the program for your Command Chief Master Sergeant and your first sergeants, so you can localize the program and make it your own."

"Here in Minneapolis, the people have been real receptive to this. They have been asking a lot of questions," he said. "Most of the questions have been about the wear of the new PT gear, hair styles, and changes to the Air Force instruction. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to bring ReBlue to you. We hope you'll benchmark off of this program and make it work for you."

The 934th Airlift Wing's Command Chief Master Sgt. Janet Dalton learned about the program from Command Chief Master Sgt. Patricia Thornton, while at a human resources development conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., last year.

"This presentation was very professional and the participation from our wing members was outstanding," Chief Dalton said. "There were many great questions asked and it was on-point with the needs on our base. We are tailoring the presentation to our wing and will be introducing a version shortly for the Newcomer briefings."

Senior Airman Garrett Weston, 934th Logistics Readiness Squadron, picked up a few things during the presentation, and was glad the program exists.

"It's amazing how things change in the regulations, and seeing how much more we still have to learn," he said as the presentation concluded. "I think it's important because it's noticeable everywhere. It's not hard to do. We're only here two days out of the month. We need to look clean, professional and crisp."