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Air Force adds bonus pay as part of nuke reforms
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/air-force-adds-bonus-pay-part-nuke-reformsAir Force adds bonus pay as part of nuke reforms
By Robert Burns
The Associated Press
© June 11, 2014
WASHINGTON
The Air Force intends to offer bonus money and other incentives to members of its nuclear missile corps as part of a broader plan to fix what ails the force.
A string of recent training failures, security missteps, leadership lapses, morale problems and stunning breakdowns in discipline prompted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to demand action to restore public confidence in the nation's nuclear force.
Air Force leaders are planning to offer bonuses, fill gaps in the supervisory ranks, offer a nuclear service medal and put more money into modernizing what in some respects has become a decrepit Minuteman 3 missile force that few airmen want to join.
The potential impact of these and other planned changes is unclear. They do not appear to address comprehensively what some see as the core issue: a flagging sense of purpose in a force that atrophied after the Cold War ended two decades ago as the military's focus turned to countering terrorism and other threats.
