The Air Force officially has released its 2006 Posture Statement in a glossy 52-page document. (Service leaders provided a text only version during their testimony before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees last week. (See it at right under “Testimony” or click here.)
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…