In early March 2014, senior Air Force leaders, including the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff, and the Chief Sergeant of the Air Force, they made a statement to all Airmen. They stated that "being an Airman is more than a job, when we voluntarily raised our right hand and took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, we became members of the profession of arms", they also said that along with our profession of arms that we are given and accept a sacred trust given to us by the American people, that to be worthy of this trust we must "build our lives and shape our service upon our core values," and that when Airmen fail to live up to our core values, the reputation of all who serve is tarnished” (letter to Airman, March 2014). I was recently assigned the task of giving a briefing for the monthly J3 training day. This assignment was the result of my negligence in updating a certain system that is vital to the J3 guard unit. My briefing, although full of correct information and directions, was also laced with vulgarity and unprofessional gestures. Regardless of the circumstances that may have been the cause of these actions, the actions needed correction. A correction was given, which was responded to with further profanity and provocative actions. After showing such disrespect to my non-commissioned officer in charge, he escorted me to my supervisor and my actions were made known to him. During this time I was still acting very argumentative and disrespectful, making snide comments and standing with such disdain as if to say "are you done now?". This obviously escalated into a more serious action by my leadership that could very well have been avoided if I had done my duty properly in the first place. The... middle of paper... in any organization if you want to grow. The Air Force Professional Development Guide listed many characteristics of leadership, including being tough and sensitive. It may seem like an oxymoron, but all success in life is based on balance. Being tough is also very important in open communication. When someone needs advice and/or direction from a leader, the last thing they need to hear is brown nose or “fluff.” They need to hear the truth, even if it is unwanted, but it is almost always the most effective. Being sensitive is also very necessary. The PDG intervenes on this issue "listen to your people, communicate with them and be sensitive to their needs". A person needs to know that their needs are listened to and recognized. As previously mentioned, this is a two-way street, which should be used from an airman to a non-commissioned officer and from a non-commissioned officer to an airman..