The Air National Guard fell 13 percent short of its monthly recruiting goal for July, leaving it about 17 percent behind for the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30. The active duty Air Force and Air Force Reserve Command are meeting their recruiting goals for this fiscal year.
The roles and missions executed by Air Force warriors are essential to the nation’s security. Yet after three decades of constant demand and minimal replenishment, our Air Force is too small and too old. It needs to be rebuilt. The Trump administration and Congress must fund that modernization to ensure…