Highlights from 5 Sep 11 AF Times interview with CSAF
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On the subject of involuntary separations (attached)
Q: That includes that noncontinuation for twice-passed-over majors. Is this something that majors this year can expect?
A. That was part of the communications which I personally made to the force back in December of last year. Admittedly, it probably was not as crystal clear as perhaps it might as been, but we did alert the force to the fact that continuation to 20 years for those twice deferred might be in jeopardy…
Q: Is that going to happen again this year, just to be clear?
A: The idea here is that we will not have to do any of this again, provided we get the officer strength down. Right now we are 1,500 over. When we get that down to 10 percent of that or less, we will be OK.
Q: Are you on track to do that?
A: Yeah. In fact, it is interesting that we have actually had more voluntary separations than we have anticipated in some disciplines. That has helped…
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Take note. If you read the rest of the attached you will see he is aggressively cutting numbers this year so that us 97 and beyond year groups don’t have to be concerned about our future (as much). I went to public school but if you take 10% of 1500 then he will be trying to aggressively cut 1350 officers. Until then, look for your nearest guard or reserve recruiter if you want to keep your 20 yr retirement option open. 5 Sep 11 AF Times Partial CSAF Interview.pdf