In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear orders to his forces, the top military officer responsible for America’s nuclear arsenal has not made any moves of its own.
It is hard to imagine why the Air Force not only lowered its physical standards, but asked an officer who quit the program to return to training — and then openly denied it had changed its standards with either move.
"The community is rightly concerned and would like to be reassured that standards are maintained," 24th Special Operations Wing commander Col. Jason Daniels wrote in the Jan. 10 memo.