Penta:

I think the Air Force is probably in the best position to judge what is required to achieve superiority, since that is their reason for being and they think about it more than the other services. But that is a debatable point and an argument could be made to the contrary.

As far as the billeting goes, it is my understanding the AF does this to enhance their ability to get and keep good people. If that is the case, and if it works, I should think we should be looking to upgrade the standards of the other services to match those of the AF in this respect.

I can't begin to comment on pay because I have zero experience and almost no knowledge of how it all works. I will defer to your judgement.

By the way, at the one big base I have experience with, the Air Force people have exactly the same standard of living as the Army people. It is an Army base though.