From my experience being a Military training Officer and pilot for an aviation Unit, I can point out that funding has dried up drastically over the past few years. We aren't training as many pilots as before. We aren't given the money to send them to flight school like we were a few years ago.
Originally Posted by
Mjm8710
To the guy that posted about a pilot shortage in the military...
Idk about you guys, but I really don't buy it when they say there is a shortage of people wanting to fly in the military.
I was in AFROTC a few years ago, and over 90% of the cadets wanted to be pilots yet they only selected a fraction of them. If you look into the guard units, same deal...if you think it's hard getting picked up at a major, try applying to a guard unit.
I don't buy the whole military pilot shortage. Hell if they need someone to fly an F-16, give me the keys!