Disability Inclusion within the Department of the Air and Space Force

The United States Air and Space Force is an adaptive organization that continuously improves for the benefit of its service personnel. For instance, the US Air and Space Force has recently made deliberate changes to its physical testing procedures to support a more diverse force. Due to these shifts, the department has seen evolutions of physical training measures from a “one-size-fits-all” model to a more practical model whose implementation aims to include numerous duty positions with variable fitness requirements.<a href="https://medium.com/@assadpharr/disability-inclusion-within-the-department-of-the-air-and-space-force-1a3b86b9056a#_ftn1" rel="noopener ugc nofollow">[1]</a> As part of the requirement, the senior management in the US Air and Space Force has committed to collaboration with internal and external military stakeholders for strategic and education-based technology evolution. However, while doing so, there have been significant concerns about the diversity and inclusion of people with disabilities in the Air and Space Force. <a href="https://medium.com/@assadpharr/disability-inclusion-within-the-department-of-the-air-and-space-force-1a3b86b9056a">Website</a>