There are currently 324,820 active duty personnel in the United States Air Force. The officer force is 64,934 officers and the enlisted force is 259,886. There are also 137,707 civilian employees.
As of 3/31/2010 there are around 266,137 enlisted members in the Air Force.
as of the last offical count 263,372 (2008 AF ALMANAC)
350,000 Active Duty people.
497,000 (appx.)
About 67,000.
The officer to enlisted ratio in the Air Force can vary depending on factors such as branch, career field, and rank. On average, however, the officer to enlisted ratio in the Air Force is about 1:4. This means that for every officer, there are approximately four enlisted personnel.
Officers were seperated from enlisted personnel Army, Navy and Air Force had seperate camps as did the US/UK and Russians
There are fewer people in the Air Force today than 3 years ago, but that is not due to the war. Congress has refused to increase the budget of the Air force, so personnel cuts were made to fund new weapons systems.
Basic Military Training (BMT) is required for all Enlisted personnel that sign up for the United States Air Force.
None. Airman/Airmen is a term exclusive to the Air Force. Although the Army has aviation personnel, the term airmen does not apply to them. Air Force personnel may be attached to Army units, but they remain Air Force personnel.
Force strengths are typically classified.
You can find the Air Force Critical Skills List for 2012 on the official website of the U.S. Air Force Personnel Center. Alternatively, you can also try searching for it in military forums or websites that provide resources for Air Force personnel.
The Air Force publication that lists special experience identifiers is called the Air Force Enlisted Class Directory. This publication lists many training opportunities within the United States Air Force.
Airman/men (Notice the title it is capitalized, this is for both Officer and Enlisted personnel).That isn't a nickname, that's what they're called officially.Many branches refer to Airmen as "Flyboys" or, in general, the "Chair Force"
From Wikipedia: The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) is a unique non-commissioned rank in the United States Air Force. The holder of this rank and post represents the highest enlisted level of leadership in the Air Force, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted corps and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. The CMSAF is appointed by the Air Force Chief of Staff (AF/CC) and serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the Air Force Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, and proper utilization and progress of the enlisted force.
Air Force Instruction 31-101
No, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1958.