Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, head of Air Force Reserve Command, teamed with CMSgt. Jackson Winsett, AFRC’s top enlisted man, on a recent swing through Southwest Asia. According to the Rock Slate newspaper, Bradley promised to “look at” an idea voiced to him by many Reserve airmen. They said they were willing to volunteer for a longer deployment in theater if AFRC could send more members of their units at the same time.
Trainees in Basic Military Training and technical school no longer have the option to try alternate PT drills if they fail an initial assessment, according to a policy change the Air Force made in April. The move is part of a larger shift out of the classroom and into hands-on,…