The Air Force Academy plans to open a facility in Pueblo, Colo., joining forces with the Air Force’s Doss Aviation-run initial flight screening program. The academy conducts its own IFT at the school’s airfield but plans to use the Pueblo facility to handle its overflow.
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,…