Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yes but don't throw out the baby with the bath water... having warfighter equities represented by WARFIGHTERS at all echelons of the defense establishment is priceless. Alternative is that it would be done by what AF folks call non-rated/shoes. Even if not all of those rated staff bodies are fully utilized in those roles, or in some cases not suitable to be fully utilized.
The term is shoe clerk. Yes, we don’t want our staffs manned with shoe clerks who don’t understand how difficult it can be to coordinate a strike package or roll tanker tracks due to wx or unexpected needs. However, we also could approach staff structure a lot wiser than we currently do and chop some deadweight.