Originally Posted by
Sputnik
Training was staffed for 2k+/year. Made it pretty clear we aren't going to be doing that anymore. Truth be told, a 10% instructor cut still leaves us "robustly" manned.
I have also heard the rumors of 300ish, but when I dig into I keep hearing the 1000+.
If we were going to 300 a year, a 50% SLI cut wouldnt be enough.
I hope you are right. But something has changed very recently.
I don’t buy the argument that the training department is currently manned for 2300 students and only
now is realizing they are overstaffed for 1000-1200, and that’s all this is. 1000+ has been semi-officially published for 6 months,
at least, and would have been planned for already. No, this recent announcement has caused
much consternation in the SLI ranks, and is a surprise to them. Let’s not forget, some DPS instructors are losing their jobs completely.
It may well not be as low as 300 (and again, I’ve tried to say each time that’s a dubious rumor that needs corroboration, and hesitated to use the actual number until other discussion seemed to bolster it generally). But again, this week’s announcement is much more consistent with something in that ballpark than in 1200. The truth may (probably) lies in the middle.
Any actual SLI’s here have any info they can pass on?
Regardless, Flt Ops needs to make an announcement asap.