Air Guard considers cutting enlisted mental health specialists
By Rachel S. Cohen
May 12, 05:39 PM
The Air National Guard is considering cutting its corps of enlisted mental health specialists, but a final decision is still in the works, a spokesperson told Air Force Times.
“Care for our airmen and their mental health is very important to the Air National Guard,” ANG spokesperson Lt. Col. Amber Schatz said in an email Monday.
She declined to answer questions about why the Guard is considering the move and when it may happen.
Around 1,000 enlisted airmen work in the mental health services field, known by the code “4C0,” across the active duty Air Force and its reserve components, according to the Air Force Association’s 2022 almanac. Schatz did not answer how many are part of the Air National Guard.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/05/12/air-guard-considers-cutting-enlisted-mental-health-specialists/