The Air Force decided that it would not have to impose an enlisted cut for Fiscal 2007, since it believes normal attrition and a reduced recruiting goal will keep the enlisted force at its target level. During an interview, the service’s force shaping honcho, Col. Phil Odom, told the Daily Report that the service expected normal attrition to trim about 32,000 from its enlisted rolls in 2007. The service already is more than a third of the way toward that goal. USAF also has reduced its 2007 recruiting goal by about nine percent compared to 2006—dropping from around 30,000 to under 28,000.
The Air Force is seeking funding to let its pilots fly a little more than 1.1 million hours in fiscal 2027, which would be the most in about four years. But even if Airmen actually do fly all 1.1 million hours, it would still be short of the 1.3 million…