Originally Posted by
trip
Sounds like the MIL needs to make more officers/managers then and stop saying there's a "pilot" shortage, or can only winged officers do the war planning and managing billet? Maybe the pilot slot is the carrot to keep mid-level officers around to do the managing?
Look at the CBP AIA thread under “Military” to see some of the frustration expressed by pilots who are managed by non-pilots. It would be difficult to take orders from anyone who has no idea what your job entails.