Apparently, some Airmen decided to help their fellow junior officers by showcasing several new, unofficial Force Shaping programs that compliment the Blue to Green program.

BACKGROUND: In early-2005, the Air Force met its fiscal year 2005 required end strength.  However, because the Air Force is still experiencing a surplus in officers, particularly in the junior grades, the service continues its force shaping efforts for young officers.  One of the programs that officers can take advantage of is call "Blue to Green"," which allows them to leave the Air Force and continue their commissions in the U.S. Army.  Because a career in the Army would be similar to a 20-year prison term for anyone who has spent at least three seconds in the Air Force, and because anyone joining the Army these days is almost guaranteed a one-year "vacation" in Baghdad, the Blue to Green program has become -- to put it kindly -- one of least attractive options.

Editor's note: This material is not intended to make light of officers who are forced to leave the Air Force.  Nobody wants to see a member of their team leave.  The material does, for obvious reasons, poke fun at the Blue to Green program.