New in 2024: Staffing up a shrinking Air Force
By Rachel S. Cohen
Dec 26, 09:00 AM
The Air Force in 2024 plans to shrink its uniformed force, but not by much.
In the year ahead, the service hopes to number 502,700 enlisted airmen and officers across the active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve — about 1,000 fewer uniformed jobs than in 2023. Congressionally proposed cuts may drive the total slightly lower.
The decline is linked to plans to retire multiple aircraft fleets, but also points to the Air Force’s challenges in filling those roles. Staffing those billets requires the third-largest branch of the U.S. armed forces to hit its recruiting goals, retain airmen who are already in uniform and pull various policy levers to ensure staff are used wisely.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/12/26/new-in-2024-staffing-up-a-shrinking-air-force/
