The Air Force Chief Responds: Keep Writing, Col. 'Ned Stark,' and Join My Team

I'm not familiar with this COL or his writing, but I would caution him about "joining the team" to work on that project. Once he does, no matter how willing the higher ups are to listen, he will immediately fall under their organizational control. His ideas will no longer appear to the Air Force at large without being edited and approved by the chain of command first. And only the ideas they want the AF to hear will be approved for release. So likely ideas that the higher ups don't like will never see the light of day as far as the bulk of the AF is concerned. He would become part of a committee with all of the blandness that committees usually bring. And because all the discussions become internal, any pressure he may be generating now would be lost. Tread carefully, COL Stark, you may be headed into an ambush.

And the Navy just released a statement telling our aviation officers we'll be forced into non-flying positions we don't want prior to being allowed to resign.

His name has been mentioned for CJCS next Summer, with a few others.