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18-01-09 Leaders meet at Pentagon to discuss PT changes

Air Force leaders met Monday and Tuesday inside the Pentagon to discuss potential changes to the PT program.However,Chief Master Sgt.of the Air Force Rodney McKinley said he couldn’t say what those changes will be until Chief of Staff Gen.Norton Schwartz had been briefed.A spokeswoman for Schwartz said she didn’t expect him to receive a briefing on the PT program for “another couple weeks.”PT changes are up for debate after a report by the Air Force Audit Agency found unit commanders have failed to enforce the current fitness program and many airmen gain a significant amount of weight following their annual PT tests.When asked what changes could come before the meeting,McKinley said “everything is on the table.” One of the Audit Agency’s recommendations was to encourage commanders to hold unannounced PT tests throughout the year