From Issue to Persuasion

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From Issue to Persuasion Alana Aldridge ENG-123-H7969 Part 1 Issue 1: Standardization of Depot level maintenance practices in military aviation. There is a lack of standardization for Depot-level maintenance practices in military aviation. There are two sides to this statement. The first is that there are people who have no experience in how to properly maintain these aircraft and the types of missions that they are used for. The second is that the standard that is in place is not specific and leaves too much to interpretation on the maintainer’s behalf. I believe that both are arguable by themselves, however, I also believe that they go hand in hand with one another. If you fixed the standardization and elevated the quality of work necessary to achieve a better product, then the individuals that have no knowledge of military aviation can do maintenance regardless of the mission that the aircraft is used for. Issue 2: Hiring criteria for the civilian sector of military aviation. There is a lack of experience necessary to hire civilians to do work in military aviation. This lack of knowledge puts a strain on individuals with actual experience in this field and slows down production. This also causes a shortage of jobs for those who do have the necessary knowledge

to work in this field but are forced to find other employment while their skills and talents go to waste. The proper hiring criteria would help with production and with the job shortage for military veterans. This is not to say that civilians with proper training would be a hindrance or take away a job from a qualified veteran, but that there should be an education requirement for those who do not have a background with experience in this field. Part 2 I am choosing the first issue in the standardization of maintenance practices in military aviation and more specifically that the standard that is in place is not specific and leaves too much to interpretation on the maintainer’s behalf. I believe that this could possibly address all my issues at the source, and it would be a better solution to many other problems encountered in military aviation such as production costs, hiring/ turnover costs, material costs, knowledge gaps, military readiness, production timelines, and reduction in outsourcing. These are all real problems and can begin to lessen if the maintenance performed on military aircraft is made into more standard and specific practices. Standardization should reflect a type/ model/ series approach instead of a “ that’s the way we’ve always done it” mentality.

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