Raise the Air Force budget by 5 percent a year above inflation
What the document says“Increase the Air Force budget by 5 percent annually”
The chapter states that the Air Force is the oldest, smallest and least ready in its history, and that its five-year plan retires 1,463 aircraft while buying 467. It asks for a 5 percent annual increase after inflation, and separately for the elimination of pass-through funding, which it describes as money in the Air Force budget that does not go to the Air Force and which it says exceeds $40 billion a year.
What the document actually says“Increase the Air Force budget by 5 percent annually”
Raise the Air Force budget by 5 percent each year.
The book says the Air Force is the oldest and smallest it has ever been. It is retiring far more planes than it buys. The book asks for more money each year.
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