Originally Posted by
Kikuchiyo
Not for mobility guys. They simply can't justify extending mobility guys given that the community as a whole is over 140% manned, and we're throwing other guys out to get down to our total AF end-strength. The rated manning guys at HAF can't win that fight with the manpower and money guys, and the higher ups can't justify it politically to SAF, SecDef, Congress, etc.
Wow, really? How'd that happen? For years we were always [told] we were undermanned in the 17. And based on Ops tempo, it sure seemed like it.