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Air Force Institutes 'Don't Be A Dumbass' Safety Campaign

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Air Force Institutes 'Don't Be A Dumbass' Safety Campaign

Maxx Butthurt
Jun 24, 2013
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Air Force Institutes 'Don't Be A Dumbass' Safety Campaign

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THE PENTAGON — The U.S. Air Force announced a new program Monday for keeping troops safe off the battlefield, and it's already being hailed as so innovative, other services are taking notice.

In a press conference at the Pentagon, acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning unveiled the first inter-service safety campaign, officially known as Senior Trainers Upholding Personnel Integrity Declarations. Unofficially, the campaign has aquired another moniker among troops: Don't Be a Dumbass.

"At the end of the day, me and some other service heads were comparing notes on discipline and criminal trends across our respective forces," Fanning told reporters. "We saw a lot of similarities, and eventually asked ourselves: has anyone just told these kids not to do this stuff?"

Details of the plan include specific instructions for having all members of a unit assemble in a group 'formation' just minutes before being released for a weekend or holiday, claiming that impatience to leave work will contribu…

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