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<p>They are complaining about some their skilled folks (people who the AF has spent $$$ training) are leaving for jobs to support the war running truck convoys. I am not talking EOD people, but aircraft crew chiefs.</p>
<p>Currently there are units deployed to throught the mid east region. We have people teaching the Iraqs to maintain the C-130s we gave them, building radar air traffic control, medical, air traffic controllers, and the list goes on.</p>
<p>The AF and all the services are by law only allowed to have a certain amount of people on Active Duty at any one time. To pay for the war and new aircraft the AF has cut 40,000 people and is suppose to drop even more. We really don’t have enough people now. If you steal people from a unit what it means, that the people left behind are expected to pick up the slack. Most folks already work 10-12 days, many work weekends too. They bring their paper work home and work. Many people lose their leave because they can’t get away. </p>
<p>The Generals are trying to shine a light the personnel storage. They are trying to protect their people. They are speaking out.</p>