I was one of the last 908 veterinary technicians for the USAF that took care of military dogs before the Army took over the responsibility. It was a political stunt that is attributed to one of the many things that Jimmy Carter did. We caught the Army food inspectors taking bribes and the Senate in 1975 had a major investigation that resulted in dozens of Army veterinary officers and enlisted sent to Leavenworth. Three employees at DPSC that were also involved committed suicide. Because of this, Carter did away with the USAF veterinary service. Now it takes three people to do the job of one veterinarian and three to take the place of one USAF veterinary technician.
Thank you.
I gotta say, that’s a bit strange. There was malfeasance in the ARMY veterinary corps, so they closed down the AIR FORCE veterinary corps???
Oh, yeah: Jimmy Carter.
‘nuff said ...