Originally Posted by
Billy Pilgrim
What kills me is that where this shortage is going to take us. It will take the better part of a decade and billions in training and flying hours to fix. All because we took our fighter experience and made them UAV operators, UPT IP's and ALO's instead of getting good at their primary job.
The next few years should be interesting. I know the military is in for a downsizing, based on the fiscal mismanagement the past few years. The question is where will they cut and how much will be from the military. The AF is probably in for some unexpected personnel savings on the rated side soon. However, airline jobs aren't readily available right now, so some guys who would very much to leave are choosing to stay...