Some might argue that the Air Force is an elitist organization because of the simple fact that you people get EXTRA MONEY if you are ever temporarily assigned to an Army post.
And don't even get me started on the Air Force's Department of Global Warming.
Talk about a complete waste of taxpayer dollars:
"William Anderson, an assistant secretary of the Air Force, said the project aimed to calculate the overall carbon footprint of the world's energy sources, rather than merely measure their direct emissions."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/28/clima...ienceofclimatechange
This is great news! We need more Air Force expenses like this one being proposed! We also need a much larger standing government to help us combat global warming, cooling, air conditioning and mosquitoes!
Only with the divine guidance of government can any of the earth's problems be solved!
I hope that our Congress will see that this is a worthwhile project and fund it adequately! How much is enough to save the planet?
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All joking aside the fault lies with Congress. To some extent it also falls on senior leadership. Base commanders have been faced with buying bullets or light bulbs. IMO its the politicization of the war thats led to budget cuts.