Air Force Reserve Command head, Lt. Gen. John Bradley told attendees Tuesday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference that he prefers to call the Air Force’s personnel reduction “forced” shaping, instead of the service-preferred “force shaping.” Bradley explained, “We’re being forced to do some shaping.” Bradley said that AFRC’s share of the 40,000-personnel cut amounts to 7,744 people. He expects to take about one-third from restructuring medical forces, focusing on fulfilling aeromedical evacuation missions rather than backfilling active duty medical personnel when they deploy. AFRC already provides about 60 percent of USAF’s aeromed element. Other cuts will come from the ranks of individual mobilization augmentees and Reservists in geographically separated units. It boils down to keeping the ones that are “most dear,” when it comes to GSUs and stand alone IMAs, said Bradley. Noting the valuable service performed by the IMAs, he said that the IMA cuts would be spread horizontally across the commands. “So, we think we’ve done a balanced approach” Bradley concluded.
Now Enlisted Airmen Can Stay in Uniform Longer
Dec. 8, 2023
The Air Force is extending the amount of time Airmen can spend at most enlisted ranks by two years, as the service looks to combat sluggish recruiting and balance its force structure. The High Year of Tenure (HYT) program sets limits on how long service members can spend in each grade…