I was listening to NPR this morning. I know what some of you are thinking, why would any member of this forum listen to that radio station? I have a good reason. Around here, it is one of the few radio stations we get. Actually, sometimes they do report and comment on things that no one else seems to.
They had a story this morning about the Air Force. They are now training 5,000 airmen a year to help with the ground fighting in Iraq. This is not good.
I joined the Air Force right after high school. I joined this service because I liked airplanes and wanted to work around them. I did understand that any military branch can be called into action at any time, but the Air Force doesn't come to mind when one talks about ground forces. In fact, while in the Air Force we used to joke around that if ground fighting ever came down to us, we would be in a world of hurt.
Guess what, we are!
They had a story this morning about the Air Force. They are now training 5,000 airmen a year to help with the ground fighting in Iraq. This is not good.
I joined the Air Force right after high school. I joined this service because I liked airplanes and wanted to work around them. I did understand that any military branch can be called into action at any time, but the Air Force doesn't come to mind when one talks about ground forces. In fact, while in the Air Force we used to joke around that if ground fighting ever came down to us, we would be in a world of hurt.
Guess what, we are!