I have a general question for all candidates.

It seems every single election the Academy comes up and invariably what happens is people seem to think there’s a problem that needs “solving” and also that this problem “can be solved”. I have been involved in the Academy in some way for years now, to varying degrees and it really strikes me as odd that this becomes an issue each election and that the problems suddenly come out of the woodwork rather than being brought to the attention of the currently appointed Commandant. Or at the very least the Vice Commandant or AFLO so that they could get the message to the Commandant. Sometimes problems are not obvious to the staff members because they aren’t actively mentioned on the ship boards (for example, I obviously don’t monitor the emails my COs send because I literally can’t unless they copy me).

So, do you feel like the Academy is a “problem area”? Why?

Also, why did you not see the use in bringing it to my attention as the currently appointed Commandant? Or if you discovered this problem prior to my appointment, to that currently appointed Commandant?

I think that’s it for now, but I may have follow ups to your answers. :)

Thanks
-Kat