So I wonder if that Republic program is going to give the students a year of training like I got in US Air Force UPT? I remember we had about a month of academics then were flying jets for the next 11 months (1981-1982). And prior to UPT you got some time in a military Cessna 172 or similar (depending on how you got your commission) unless you already had a PPL.
They're asking for the same reduction to 750 hours so they should get training just as good as we had.