BA> Replying to a message of Bob Klahn to Ed Hulett:

 BK>>  Every single man in the Air Force was trained on the rifle
 BK>>  range, and made to understand that we could be sent out to
 BK>>  defend our unit if we deployed. When I was in SAC that was part
 BK>>  of our ORI training. It was clear beyond a doubt.

 BA> Have you seen the recent stories about 20K AF people being
 BA> effectively transferred to the Army to do grunt work for
 BA> them?  That will probably do wonders for AF recruiting and
 BA> retention.

 Just heard a report on the Army haveing a problem retaining low
 level officers, like Captains and Majors. They are offering
 Captains a $20K bonus to stay in. The officers interviewed
 didn't think much of that offer.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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