{"id":25985,"date":"2018-08-27T17:44:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/27\/are-dod-drug-tests-soaking-up-too-much-time-air-force-chief-says-hell-look-into-it\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:44:41","slug":"are-dod-drug-tests-soaking-up-too-much-time-air-force-chief-says-hell-look-into-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/08\/27\/are-dod-drug-tests-soaking-up-too-much-time-air-force-chief-says-hell-look-into-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Are DoD drug tests soaking up too much time? Air Force chief says he\u2019ll look into it."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW ORLEANS \u2014 Air Force Chief of Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/08\/23\/ned-stark-whose-leadership-op-eds-created-a-stir-is-considering-chief-of-staffs-job-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gen. Dave Goldfein<\/a> said he\u2019d look into a complaint that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2017\/03\/09\/dod-expands-drug-testing-for-military-applicants\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Department-wide drug testing<\/a> is sapping valuable time from Guard units, but don\u2019t hold your breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goldfein said he would take it on as a \u201ctasker,\u201d but cautioned that it\u2019s really outside the Air Force\u2019s control. Still, he said, he sees value in periodically examining policies on things like drug tests when airmen come to him with complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The query was prompted during a question-and-answer session at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/08\/26\/national-guard-troops-may-see-even-more-missions-in-south-america-following-mattis-trip-to-the-region\/\" target=\"_blank\">140th National Guard Association<\/a> conference here this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Air Force captain with the Utah National Guard told Goldfein his airmen were often spending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/01\/23\/more-than-170000-guard-reserve-troops-continue-to-be-affected-by-shutdown\/\" target=_blank>drill weekends<\/a> preoccupied with drug tests rather than training for their unit\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/06\/18\/in-war-on-queep-air-force-aims-to-give-squadron-commanders-new-weapons\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AIR-queep-cuts-web.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">In war on \u2018queep,\u2019 Air Force aims to give squadron commanders new weapons<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Finally, the Air Force is taking aim at the bureaucratic nightmare of unnecessary training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you came to drill weekend out in Utah, you\u2019d see that a healthy percentage of airmen are involved in the drug testing program \u2014 either to administer it or to be randomly selected to participate in it,\u201d said the captain, who identified himself as an intelligence officer. \u201cIs the Air Force looking at reforming the drug testing program to reduce the burden it places on the squadron, which takes away from our focus on readiness?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goldfein \u2014 who has emphasized the importance of eliminating unnecessary additional duties and paperwork so troops can focus on their mission and readiness \u2014 said the Air Force hasn\u2019t been looking at drug testing as a way to reduce unnecessary duties, but said it would be placed on his list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI haven\u2019t looked at it yet through the lens of the burden on the squadron, but I would just say that it\u2019s above an Air Force-level issue,\u201d Goldfein said. \u201cAll the services have the same program. It\u2019s a DoD-wide program that\u2019s mandated in terms of how we administer it. It has congressional oversight. &#8230; So we\u2019re not looking at doing any stand-alone changes in the Air Force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut I will take that on and see where we\u2019re at in the squadrons. If there\u2019s a better way to do it, I\u2019m all ears,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the session, Goldfein told Air Force Times that while this policy hasn\u2019t been something he was tracking before, it is one he\u2019s taking seriously enough to give a deeper look.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/07\/31\/air-force-revamps-squadrons-as-it-prepares-for-the-next-big-fight\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Air-Squadrons1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force revamps squadrons as it prepares for the next big fight<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Chief of Staff Gen. 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