After 22 years in the Air Force, 20 years in commercial aviation, and 15 years in the FAA I can say with authority that the AF is never closer than 20 years out of date in their training and procedures.
They need to seriously quit listening to the recent college graduates and get some outside information and help in setting up their training and documentation procedures. Quit listening to lieutenants and colonels busy climbing the ladder with only the minimum time spent in every job to fill in the check-box on their resume.
Operate like they must make a profit and things just might get a little better.
Until then. . .