Pentagon Plots Appeal on NSPS Labor Decision: DOD officials say they will work with the Justice Department to appeal the decision by US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan that faulted the collective bargaining provision, among other things, in the new National Security Personnel System. A Pentagon spokesman did not reveal the basis for the appeal.
Airmen basic rarely go on to become four-star generals, but one who did retired last week after a 42 year career that saw him rise from a lowly slick-sleeve to the head of one of the Air Force’s most important major commands.