Recruiting goals are more important than the quality of the recruit. Part of that fundamentally changing America thingy.
If they identified him as "an active duty USAF member", why don't they include his rank? Strange that isn't brought up.
If they identified him as "an active duty USAF member", why don't they include his rank? Strange that isn't brought up.
Perhaps because most people can't relate to it.
I saw one story that said he was an E-4 (Senior Airman).