Commentary
What I’m about to say applies to any VIP, including civilians, and some of it will be tongue-in-cheek, but please try to see the underlying concept without taking offense.
Firstly, let me get a personal beef off my chest. In the year 2022, with all the talk of having good leadership principles, why are we using the term “VIP”? Or “RHIP” for that matter? We say that nobody is more important than the next person, and yet we call some people “Very Important Persons.” And not only do we use the term, but we also physically behave like they are more important than others. And each military branch, and base, has official organizations which see to the needs of VIPs. It’s their only job and in the Air Force, it’s called the Protocol Office….