The new superintendent of the US Air Force Academy already has made some changes at the Colorado Springs, Colo., campus, including restoring “Recognition Week,” more popularly known as “hell week.” Now, Lt. Gen. John Regni wants to make more fairly wide ranging changes, such as instilling more military discipline into the school and recruiting more minorities. According to the Rocky Mountain News, one of the changes he will make is to require all cadets to rise upon reveille and to eat breakfast.
The Space Force’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes about $2.5 billion for commercial services like satellite communications and off-the-shelf capabilities, but officials say commercial components and technology are embedded throughout programs, making the true allocation much higher.