Is the USAF necessary

The army used to run the air force. Time to return to that?

I was thinking Navy can handle lots of Air Force flights. Familiar with Navy more so than the others since lots of family have joined at one time or another. But doubtful that AF would ever go away or become incorporated in the Army or any other. In spite of current issues they play a very valuable role. Can you picture our government moving AF to any other without incurring outrageous amounts of money to do it? Better to leave as is. Every time our gubment does anything it costs us a fortune. Time would be better spent getting rid of the required obsolete aircraft, tanks, etc. for all branches.

BlazerBob wrote:

LOL wrote: All organizations should constantly evaluate the need to re-organize and become more efficient. The AF is only one example that could be applied to all levels of gov't, esp. the Federal.

Bonus points for any poster who can explain why this never ever happens in Government (re-org) but always happens over time in private sector. Sorry no link, have to turn on yer Brain!

Short answer OPM and lack of accountability.

Slightly longer answer (with a link Bwa Ha Ha)

"The most dangerous mismatch between authority and responsibility lies with the government, and their eagerness to exert authority over fiscal matters, but their complete lack of responsibility when it comes to cleaning up their mistakes. They continue to print more money and devalue the dollar, rather than making hard choices. The American citizen must operate their household with a budget, but Congress continues to ignore, and politicize, their responsibility in this area.

A business that ran their budget with this degree of arrogance, and lack of responsibility, would cease to exist in very short order"

http://thedx.druckerinstitute.com/2012/03/field-notes/

Good answer Bob, I think that is a part of it.

I also think most agencies in government were created out of legislation decades and decades ago, and continue to live on forever with their legislated "mission statement" and authority. It would take a massive review of old regs and laws to reorganize government. CEOs and private companies are not restricted by that. Congress should periodically review the government structure and re-org as needed. It's a big job though.

I vaguely recall something called the sunset law. I believe it required periodic justification of either laws or agencies or they go away.

I guess the political class sabotaged it well.

Remember Graham- Rugman(?), it set limits on gov spending by law. Again it is a vauge memory but I think the way they got around it is to pass spending bills that started "Notwithstanding Graham-Rugman we are going to continue to spend future generations into so much debt they will be slaves forever". Or something like that.

BB: It was called Gramm-Rudman.