Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
I had a briefing somewhere that said the USAF had more people deployed in the middle east doing augmentee jobs. True? I don't know, that's what they briefed. I can tell you, since joining in 1997, the USAF has changed tremendously. Basically, you either deploy or you don't have a job.
-Fatty
One key component to this for all services is this: As the COCOMS plus up their JMD's to support the ongoing effort, many of these IA/GSA/GWOT billets are actually just billets on these staffs that haven't been funded yet. Bottom line: COCOM asks for bodies, services give up said bodies with little to no pushback and the COCOMS get thier folks. Some of the billets are actually doing some good work but some(staffs) are doing nothing.