II 115 budget_reductions would reduce available skill levels as a result of personnel losses through normal attrition and the procurement of replaces ment personnel having lower skill levels, Thus, the future capability of the Group to perform the Air Force mission with airmen of lesser skills was questionable. Because of the readjustnent of the Unit Manning Document, a new funce tion was planned in November 1957 for establishment in Headquarters Task Group 7.4. This new function, the Administrative Services Branch, was formed to consist of all functions previously under jurisdiction of the Adjutant, together with personnel and functions needed to accomplish Per= sonnel plarming for nuclear testing programs. This establishment was : made necessary because of the Personnel consolidation at Center level and because of decision not to identify any positions with Personnel type functions. The newly created branch, to be implemented on the January 1958 Unit Manning Document, was to have authorizaticns for the following personnel: (1) a Lieutenant Colonel, AFSC 7316, Director of Administrative Services, (2) a Major, AFSC 7016, Deputy Director of Administrative Services, (3) a Master Sergeant, AFSC 73370, Manpower Management Technician, and (4) a Master Sergeant, AFSC 70270, Sergeant Major. Other authoriza- tions previously carried in Adjutant functions were to remain unchanged. Another new function within the group was added in January 1958, as a result of considerable discussion between the Center Comptroller and the aa: AF WL/ HQ