The Air Force is laying off 436 captains and majors as part of a multiyear program to adjust its staffing levels after its retention rate hit its highest level in 16 years.
Although the cuts are aimed at meeting congressionally mandated targets, they are not related to the $450 billion that the Pentagon will slash from its budget over the next decade, officials told FoxNews.com.
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This is a good thin as we draw down from 2 wars.
UNBELIEVABLE!!! the revocation of "Don't ask, Don't tell" will destroy our military. How many more of our brave war-fighters will be forced to wear women's pink frilly undergarments for the sake of diversi... uh, nevermind.
Pink and air force blue goes together very nicely.
12:39 thats funny i dont care who ya are
I will tell you how they will layoff Captains and Majors... they will promote them to Generals.
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