14 things airmen must know in 2009

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14 things airmen must know in 2009
Staff report
Posted : Thursday Jan 1, 2009 14:12:50 EST

Say so long to 2008, which saw more turmoil than perhaps any year in Air Force history. The unprecedented firing of the service’s top two leaders. The unexpected end to the personnel drawdown. Continued failures in the nuclear arena. The opening of the unmanned aerial vehicle business to nonrated officers. The list goes on.

But more importantly, here’s what’s coming down the pike in 2009, the 14 things you need to know in the new Air Force year.

The Air Force is poised to grow by more than 4,000 airmen in 2009, part of a plan to boost end strength by 10,000 airmen by the end of fiscal 2010.

the Air Force hasn’t said where those additional positions will land, or how many personnel will be shifted into growth areas, such as into UAVs from other Air Force Specialty Codes.

We know that aircraft maintenance, civil engineering and intelligence specialties, UAV-related jobs, medical fields and security forces will get many of the positions created by the plus-up, but details of the growth plan are still not known.


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