A Look at the Air Force Drawdown

Week of November 19, 2007

The Air Force has cut its active-duty force by 25,500 personnel over the last two years and will cut another 17,000 personnel over the next two years to reach a self-imposed strength target of 316,500 by October 2009. In fiscal 2008, the Air Force will look at officers in overmanned skills who have 12 to 15 years' service. Two hundred of them first will be offered Voluntary Separation Pay. The Navy is also cutting manpower as Army and Marine forces climb. For more information, read the full article on the Military.com website.