The Office

My office composition is unlike any other office I've worked in before. All my other offices have consisted entirely of Air Force Officers, Enlisted and civilians. The Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command (CFSOCC) which is just the SOCCENT forward, is composed of Air Force and Navy Officers and enlisted. But, the SOCCENT rear (located in Tampa Florida) is composed almost entirely of Army Officers and Enlisted. We are essentially the same office, working out of two different locations. People travel between both locations constantly and our leadership puts a big emphasis on being as forward as possible.

With the different services, career fields and locations it makes for an interesting dynamic. Without getting into details, lets just say that one branch doesn't meld together with the other as easily. Some of it is personality driven, but I believe that some of it stems from what that service thinks is important in its officers and senior enlisted. For example, if my boss at Ramstein held a meeting and said the F-word more then 10 times, we'd likely hear about a formal complaint. It's just not something you'd see in the Air Force. That's obviously not the case with the other services.