If you know someone in the Air Force’s delayed entry program who has run afoul of Hurricane Katrina, have them call in to Air Force Recruiting Service at (210) 671-2951 weekdays or (210) 865-5364. Their training dates probably will change, but the contracts are still valid.
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…