Air Force officials have decided that airmen must start wearing the new physical training uniform beginning Oct. 1, 2006, for unit physical fitness exercises. The Air Force Uniform Board also issued guidance for wearing the uniform for personal exercises. If you really want to know, click here. But, there is no word about those new BDUs. (DR 10/17/05)
The emphasis on speed in the Pentagon’s newly unveiled slate of acquisition reforms may come with increased near-term cost increases, analysts say. But according to U.S. defense officials, the new weapons-buying construct provides the military with enough flexibility to prevent runaway budget overruns in major programs.
