Oh, I understand what he was saying, I just disagree. The Army Air Corps/Forces that existed in WWII were actually very independent already. They were NOTHING like the Army Air Service of 1917-18. Not even close. They were for all intents and purposes, a separate service in all but name.
The Army ran them fine, and still could.
The Air force has earned it’s reputation of being a pampered money pit, sucking money from war preparedness.
The Air Force insisted that pilots fly drones, not just pilots, but they had to be on flight status, a twisted ankle made them unable to sit at their desk and fly drones, it took a huge amount of pressure to force them to quit playing that flight status game.
That is the nonsense that the Air Force is famous for, it is more a pilots club, than a gritty combat force focused on war.