Originally Posted by
Sputnik
Yeah, like Gen Cody, poor guy never made it anywhere. Or younger guys like Gen Richardson.
That's BS, the Army promotes pilots. Or more specifically, they promote officers who are pilots.
Of course they do, but it's not the cornerstone of their service. Frankly I suspect that the army enjoys the highest percentage of officer accessions who actually have an interest in becoming a GO someday. Navy and AF JO's...I think we all just wanted to drink, screw, and fly (or whatever).
If the AF turned flying over to enlisted, all the talented folks would either just enlist or go to medical school instead. What would you do for leadership?