Originally Posted by
new guy
I love to see that all the branches hate their pilots equally. The moment you aren't the solution they want regardless of your work ethic, prior history, and contributions, you are immediately considered part of the problem.
On the Army side the helo guys were told this exact quote by the senior warrant officer of the aviation branch; "If the Air Force loses its pilots, it's not the Air Force. If the Army loses its pilots, it's still the Army." That was three years ago and the bleeding hasn't stopped...so they instituted a 10 year obligation POST flight school. It had been six. Hope the Army guys don't share their brilliant ideas to fix the problem with your people.
Big Blue did that years ago as well. Upped it from 8 to 10 yrs, once rated, aka post flight school. I can count on one hand guys I know that I started out with as butter bars who stayed in beyond their commitments. Granted, most went Guard/Reserve, but NOBODY is staying especially not for the 35K/yr bonus to sign away 10 more yrs of their lives.