Saving Money and Improving Retention by Combining the Aviation Continuation Pay and Thrift Savings Plan Programs There are no longer any sacred cow programs in the United States Air Force. They face a large budget crisis. With the Global War on Terror and continued operations in Iraq, nothing is safe from funding cuts. The annual Flying Hour Programs were reduced by 10% even though this affects the capability of the combat aviator. The Air Force purchases fewer and fewer new aircraft every year, though this impacts overall mission capability. The Air Force must search for additional new and innovative ways to reduce the overall cost of operations and programs. The Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP) program is one such area. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.