As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent Thursday for a clear staffing plan after many civilian faculty members resigned earlier this year.
The academy saw more than 104 civilian employees leave as the Department of Government Efficiency offered deferred resignation and early retirement programs. The vacated jobs will be eliminated, in addition to another 36 positions that are still staffed, an academy memo said earlier this year. The academy was working with the remaining staff members on different positions.
Among the jobs slated for elimination, 52 are faculty jobs, and among those, 19 were staffed, it said. The cuts were required, because the academy was facing a $10 million shortfall for civilian pay…