The Congressional newspaper The Hill reports that Congressional authorizers want to put their stamp on funding for the global war on terror, most of which has been in the form of emergency supplementals. So far, appropriators have been the only deciding voice. And, newly in-control Democrats may push hard to get the Administration to put war funding in the regular budget submission. Even some key Republicans have said enough is enough over running a war with continuous emergency measures.
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,…