OMG...10 yrs ago, wasn't it the ARMY in an identity crisis? C'Mon, back then people were asking if there was for the Army since all wars could be won using the AF or the Navy.
I.E...REMINDER HERE FOLKS, the Navy and the AF never left the Gulf, they lived there for a decade, OSW and ONW ring a bell?
The fact is the military does long term strategic planning, and alot has to do with the fact that there are countries like China and Russia who could turn on us. Were my history lessons different than yours? Didn't Japan play BFFs up to they bombed us? How about Iraq, didn't we support Hussein until he turned on us? Did anyone predict the Shah of Iran to be overthrown under the Carter administration when Ford was in power, or even Nixon (6 yrs from 74 to 80)?
...Yeah, but that green is really ugly! Also, hate to say it to you nobody wears the wheel cap (at least I think that is what you are referring to), unless they have to in the AF. The reason why, you can't place a dip on the cap! (It is a sign of combat). Bullet was forced to spend 41 buck in 01 for that darn hat because it was required at Leavenworth for PME, and to this day it has never been on his cranium for more than 30 seconds (let me look what it looks like scenario). It is a dust collector in his I Love Me Room, and has always been. It has been angled on his stationary replica planes, on our roll top desk, on the wet bar, on his flight bag, but never on him.
Hopefully if the Army takes the AF back they will also take a hint regarding the mess dress...no need for satin lapels, give them a pin and call it a day!