Originally Posted by
Jetjok
Inflation must really have taken hold if it now costs 10 million dollars to train a fighter pilot. Back in the day, it only cost a million or two, including UPT, but then again, two hamburgers, fries and a coke cost about a buck. Oh, for the good ole days.
JJ
I'm not sure exactly how they ever came up with those numbers - but I'm surprised it is that low actually. It seems that random numbers concerning the cost are just thrown around the media, but I'm sure there is someone, at CNATRA for example, who could give us a precise breakdown
tomgoodman -
EXACTLY! No hiding that fact of life there! And if the OSO didn't tell you, you are sure to get an ear full through OCS and TBS too!
Times change - no doubt. there were times when EVERY one wanted jets out of primary it seems and then there are times, like the above article mentions, when a friend of mine was sent to command VT-6 and jet guys were specifically recruited (sent) into the VTs in order to *talk up* jets because less and less SNAs were interested in the pipeline for a variety of reasons, time spent in training only one variable.
USMCFLYR