The latest vector from the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Michael Moseley, talks about airmen as warriors who have sustained combat operations for 16 years and acknowledges “the strain is taking a toll” but that “airmen perservere.” Moseley writes that the service’s 100-year old battle traditions are the youngest of the services, yet airmen have a “proud heritage.” He attaches two documents: CSAF Airman’s Test and The Airman’s Creed.
Amid a high-profile recruiting crisis, Air Force leaders and experts have increasingly noted the challenging long-term trends the service will face in enticing young Americans to sign up—decreasing eligibility to serve, less propensity to do so, and less familiarity with the military. But while those same leaders say there’s no “silver…