Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force-select Rodney McKinley says he has no plans to make immediate changes when he takes charge as the Air Force’s top enlisted man on July 1. McKinley noted during an Air Force interview that he will focus on the service’s top three priorities: winning the war on terror, taking care of the force’s airmen, and recapitalizing the Air Force.
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,…