DOD officials expect to complete “general” implementation plans for BRAC 2005 by February 2006. This is the big one, per Philip Grone, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment. It comprises more than 800 installations across the country. Grone says there will be more than 241 implementations plans—each with its own pace and cost structure. He believes DOD will complete all necessary actions in time to meet the BRAC deadline of 2011.
Trainees in Basic Military Training and technical school no longer have the option to try alternate PT drills if they fail an initial assessment, according to a policy change the Air Force made in April. The move is part of a larger shift out of the classroom and into hands-on,…