This is nonsense.
You didn't even list the Air Force's largest responsibility: Materiel research and acquisition. AFMC (Air Force Materiel Command) is the most highly funded part of the Air Force and has the second most personnel.
Strategic Bombing capability is still an important asset to maintain. As well as dedicated Air Superiority (another thing you didn't mention).
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Besides...who the hell is going to run the Space A Travel counter so I can go f**k off in some other country when I am on leave?
T37Driver said:BTW, I do have to give the AF girls the vote on the better looking ones compared on most other military chicas. Don't know why that is but just my little experience in the 27 months I've had in the Navy.
fighterpfeif said:Rarely get deployed, sit on a base in the CONUS that is better maintained than any other service. Every job in the AF has a civilian counter part. Little chance of getting shot at. Pick. Except for Security Forces, Aircrew, and AFSOF the AF is pretty cushy. You are serving, yet you kinda of aren't serving at the same time.
Brett327 said:Highly exaggerated on both accounts, especially the latter.
Brett
SpiderUSMC said:Also no one has mentioned the USAF's large intelligence gathering burden.
Rarely get deployed...Hmmm. If they can maintain full readiness sitting at their home base; Kudos to them. A well maintained base, I think navy would have them too if we didn't have to spend money on all those ships but we need them of course for our mission so we can't spend all the money on a nice facility.
HueyCobra8151 said:The Air Force doesn't have the largest "intelligence gathering burden" of the five services...
Check your info.
intelligence field
U-2 and UAVs are just a few tools they use (I'm forgetting one of the planes...RC-135?)
Nothing could be further from the truth. There is actually a shift away from the big ISR national assets (i.e. Keyhole series) towards air breathing assets like U-2, UAVs and follow on programs. They are more flexible and much less expensive to design, launch, operate than satellites.goosegagnon2 said:Oh my friend, the U-2 is becoming a thing of the past with the onset of spy Satelites. Fill me in on this one here, isn't it being used as a high altitude research platform?...not quite sure on that. The Army and Navy both use UAVs as well.
goosegagnon2 said:ICBMS------>NASA
Satelites----->NASA