European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July stars and stripes pages air Force makes fitness test part of evaluations by Lisa Burgess stars and stripes for the first whether air Force personnel passed their fitness tests will be a part of performance re ports a crucial part of the pro motions the Marine corps and Navy All include physical fitness documentation As part of their personnel evaluation senior air Force leaders have included the change As part of an overhaul designed to streamline officer and enlisted performance in order to eliminate Busywork and reduce the time it takes to fill them out the change reflects the ser vices increased emphasis on physical sparked in 2003 because the chief of staff John jumper was worried his Force was not physically up to the demands of Iraq and Afghani the air Force changed its fit Ness program in january re Quiring airmen to pass an annual test with setups and instead of using a stationary leaders also decided at the time to make documentation of the fitness test a part of air mens evaluations but not be fore giving the Force adequate time to adjust to the new Stan now that time has Roger Deputy chief of manpower and person told reporters i must admit in pleasantly surprised at the positive reaction i get from audiences when i talk about putting fitness on the Brady i think there proud to be a fit Ter Force than perhaps weve been in the and they dont mind seeing it on he but air Force leaders decided not to go the route of the army and Marine corps by reporting actual fitness scores on the Brady Matthew of the air Force staff Matthew Zimmer pumps out As Many pushups As he can during the physical fitness portion of the resistance and escape Challenge at Fairchild air Force our promotions system is in credibly Brady and any kind of fitness ranking would become the deciding Factor in close promo Tion fitness is but do you want it to be the deciding fac Tor the goal is Brady the goal is not How Many pushups you can the Box tells the supervisor and the commander that an airman is but at the same it Doest make hanging out at the gym and doing pushups the most important thing in your Brady both the officer and enlisted performance reports have been considerably Brady personnel officials have eliminated information such As the unit Mission description and Impact on Mission areas on the officers Brady the new performance report and performance feedback work sheets will be available on the air Force publishing web site at Emall Lisa Burgess at  report More recruits have criminal past stars and stripes Washington nearly 12 percent of army recruits who entered Basic training this fiscal year needed a special waiver for their criminal according to a report by the Boston in fiscal Only percent of recruits needed those and in fiscal 2004 Only needed that according to figures from army recruiting service officials told the news paper that the increase in moral waivers reflects recent recruiting the army missed monthly recruiting goals in May and their first Bac Toback shortfalls since the Globe report found that More than recruits have received waivers for crimes ranging from vandalism misdemeanours to felonies like aggravated officials told the newspaper that the majority of those were minor and waivers Are Given Only after a careful but John former naval judge advocate general and Dean of the University of new Hamp Shires Law told the Globe that in the 1970s greater numbers of recruits with criminal offences were and officials saw a corresponding Rise in drug use and violent behaviour among somebody who has demonstrated themselves to be guilty of mis behaviour in civilian life has a Good Chance of behaving in the same Way in the he wants to extend rules allowing Navy to use sonar by Audrey Mcavoy the associated press Honolulu the government wants to extend by five years its rules Al lowing the Navy to use a new Low frequent by despite objections from Environ mentalists that the technology May harm whales and the National oceanic and atmospheric administration said tuesday that the Low frequency Active sonar used to detect submarines at great distances would have a negligible Impact on Marine mammals species and the in requesting the five year Rule asked for permission to use the sonar in the Atlantic and Indi an As Well As in the Mediterranean Noaa said in a document submitted to the Federal Noaa has opened its proposal for the five year Rule Extension to Public comment through july it will Issue a final Deci Sion on the Extension after reviewing any submitted the current rules expire the natural resources defense which challenged the Low frequency rules when they were first established five years said it was disappointed with Novas this particular system generates noise pollution Over a staggering geographic said Joel a Council actor Reynolds said the Council plans to sue again if Noaa finalizes the Rule 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