More than 50 Air Force career fields—from bomber maintenance to cryptologic language analyst to dental hygienist—are eligible for retention bonuses this year, a slight decline from last year. The Air Force’s Selective Retention Bonus program offers extra compensation to enlisted Airmen in career fields with especially ...
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As the Air Force battles a persistent pilot shortage made worse by aging training aircraft, the service has started approaching its current pilots earlier in their careers to offer retention incentives, hoping to convince them to stay in the military longer, Vice Chief of Staff ...
The Air Force wants to make it easier for Airmen in their first term of enlistment to retrain without as many hoops to jump through.
When our nation’s military branches or government agencies need to perform an important mission on our country’s behalf, the team at King Aerospace is ready to serve. “No one is happy when their aircraft isn’t available,” says King Aerospace’s Chairman...
The “Leadership Library” of Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. got a lot bigger April 28, as the Air Force announced seven new pieces of media the CSAF has recommended for Airmen. The seven selections—three books, three podcasts, and one documentary—mark the largest addition ...
Military pilots often worry they will be grounded for seeking health care. An Air Force neurologist is conducting some of the first scientific research on the issue, which will hopefully inform better pilot health care policies.
The Air Force and the Space Force had a significant increase in reports of sexual assault last year, according to figures released April 27. For fiscal 2022, the Department of the Air Force had the largest annual increase in the history of its Sexual Assault ...
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DOD hits the reset button on high school instructor qualifications, opening jobs to more candidates.