Are you eligible for early outs? Find out here January 25 Airmen with the 177th Security Forces Squadron form a barrier with riot shields during a training exercise in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. , in March 2020. The Air Force has announced voluntary force management programs to correct an overmanning problem, and security forces airmen could be eligible. (Airman Hunter Hires/Air National Guard) As it tries to solve a coronavirus-driven overmanning problem, the Air Force is offering active-duty airmen the opportunity to volunteer to leave service early or switch to the Reserve as part of an expanded Palace Chase program. And now, you can find out whether you might be eligible.
Air Force Brass Order Removal of All Offensive, Non-Inclusive Patches, Mottos and Emblems
Bill Butler, Air Combat Command deputy command historian, makes edits to the annual history report at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 24, 2017. (Tristan Biese/U.S. Air Force)
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Commanders have until Feb. 21 to review their units emblems, morale patches, mottos, nicknames, coins and other heraldry and insignia and remove any that are racist, sexist or derogatory, the Air Force announced Tuesday.
Starting at the squadron level and moving up, commanders must abolish symbols that are derogatory to any race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age or disability status to ensure an inclusive and professional environment, according to a memo from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles CQ Brown, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett and Gen. John Jay Raymond, head of the Space Force.