UAL T38 Phlyer,
I agree with your point about the ebb and flow cycles regarding washout rates. I'm interested in this subject because I was told that after 1986-87 the USAF made an effort to curtail the high washout rates and save money as well. Some of the solutions to this problem were the two-track training system, the TBAS (video game) evaluation and some other recommendations. I do know that before I retired from the AF in 2014, some of our newly minted pilots would tell me it's virtually impossible to wash out unless you get air sick..