UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY — According to an Air Force Academy (USAFA) faculty advisor, the institution's efforts to replace departing civilian faculty with uniformed military personnel aren’t working.

Dr. Kent Murphy has served as the senior pre-medical advisor at the Air Force Academy for the past seven years, helping dozens of cadets get into medical school each year. He is a 1980 graduate of the Academy himself.

“We've been trying to refill positions in different departments now for months and we're not finding almost anybody,” said Dr. Murphy. “And sometimes we find them and they don't want to volunteer.”

Through his volunteer role as an advisor, Murphy said he’s been in contact with multiple academic departments and individuals at the highest levels, specifically in STEM-base

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