It is the year for every man and woman in the Air National Guard who wear stripes on their uniforms. It is the Year of the Enlisted. A few statistics, courtesy of the Air Guard's Personnel Information and Analysis Office, help to define that force. 29,076 are full-time federal technicians or members of the Active Guard and Reserve. 28,945 people are earning E-5 pay.
Statistics tell only part of the story.
They do not fully reflect the commitment that the enlisted people bring to their jobs. I never saw the end game when I was on active duty. It was always training, training, training. We can actually fly on the planes. We deliver the final product.