Rules of the inspection have changed; compliance is still the objective Published June 13, 2012 By Lt. Col. Shawn L. Haring 71st Flying Training Wing Plans and Exercises VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The next Air Education and Training Command Inspector General's look at Vance AFB is April 8-15, 2013. Things will be different this time. The inspection has broadened in scope from past inspections and changed names from Compliance Inspection to Combined Unit Inspection. The Self-Inspection Program will now be called the Self-Assessment Program. Unit monitors will be called unit managers and the computer based self-inspection program, Quality Management Information System, will be replaced by the Air Force-wide Web based program, Management Internal Control Toolset. All these changes are part of the new Air Force Instruction 90-201, "The Air Force Inspection System," released March 23, 2012. Quick recap: CI is now CUI, SIP is now SAP, unit monitors are now unit managers and QMIS is replaced by MICT. Those of you who were here for the 2011 CI can attest that the condition of your SIP was a great indicator of how well things went during the inspection. A strong self-inspection program with detailed "proofs" explained in QMIS led to a deep understanding of program processes and procedures. When the IG accomplishes an inspection, they use the self-inspection checklists as a foundation for areas and questions to start with. If they found areas from the SIP checklists that were weak, they continued to dig for items not in compliance. Expect the same process next April. The first step for inspection preparation and transition to the new Self-Assessment Program is to close out non-compliant items from QMIS. Items left open, overtime, tend to become harder to close due to requirement changes and corporate knowledge lost as people move on. Open items are holes for the inspectors to dig in. The new 71st Flying Training Wing commander, Col. Darren James, will get his first impression of your organization, in part, based on the status of your open findings briefed at his first Wing stand up. After closing out open QMIS issues, the next step in preparing for next April's IG visit is to make the transition from QMIS to MICT. QMIS will remain available for historical data and as a single source location for past self-inspections. In an effort to standardize and increase accountability across the Air Force, AFI 90-201 directs the Wing Self-Assessment Program manager to use MICT to facilitate the Self-Assessment Program. While 10 months may seem like plenty of time, it will take every one of those 300 days to transition into the new system, run a complete self assessment and fix all the non-compliant items. Group managers have met and are working on SAP checklists. The Vance supplement to AFI 90-201 is being written as you read this. A lot of training will be needed for Team Vance to successfully prepare for the April inspection. Everyone needs to attend one of the following sessions in the Professional Development Center, Building 455. June 20 or 21 8 a.m. to noon: Group, squadron and unit manger training 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Commander and general user training 3:30 to 5 p.m.: Commander and general user training The Self-Assessment Program is critical to Vance's performance during the CUI. Maximum effort is required by unit managers and commanders to prepare the Wing for excellent ratings during April's inspection. For more information, contact the Plans and Exercises office at 213-7431.