The Air Force has abruptly cancelled its upcoming Squadron Officers School class, about three weeks before it was slated to begin.
Air University announced late Thursday that class 17G, which was originally planned to run from June 5 to July 7, had been canceled "due to a course re-write and imminent decision on curriculum changes."
"AU officials ask for patience over the next few days while Air Force leaders make a final decision on the curriculum changes and announce steps to reschedule and reprioritize SOS attendance of those airmen impacted by this decision," the release said.
Air University said in an email that it did not have anything more to add when asked how many airmen are affected by the cancelled class, and what might be changed in the curriculum.
Air University said in its announcement affected airmen should go through their chain of command and training manager to reschedule their training. The Air Force hopes to allow those airmen to start attending Squadron Officers School as early as July 31, when the next class begins.
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.
