Recent content by Bravo52

BlahuKahuna...I think you get the point about honor...it's not just about "time under the code"...

That's kinda scary... You did the right thing Airforce89. Honor isn't a switch that gets turned on and off...seems yours is stuck in the "On" position and that's a great thing! Best of luck.

The other big gorilla in the room that everyone seems to overlook or don't have insight into is DODMERB. I don't know of any other school out there that reqires you to have anything more than a pulse to get accepted. In fact, I'm sure it's against some federal law if you were refused because...

It’s a little bomber-fighter rivalry fun...

It is a complicated problem for sure and all of those factors certainly play into the equation. It really is a math problem once you calculate in the 26 or so variables that have an impact on rated management. To the OPs question, assessing new pilots (historically) is an insignificant...

The issue of pilot shortage also has to do with through put in Undergraduate Pilot Trainging (UPT). There are several programs in the works to resolve this aspect of the "absorption" issue. That coupled with retintion rates along with "seats" available to expereince pilots is a long term fix...

To give you a good AF answer, it depends... The real question is why is the cadet leaving (voluntarily or involuntarily) or in other words, what is her standing when she leaves (Honorable or down to Other than Honorable). As a C2C, the AF could cause her to enlist in the service at the grade...

At the current time, there are limited UPT slots available each year. It has nothing to do (very little) with the desire of the AF to grow the force, but rest solely on the number of aircraft available to train in (aircraft and IPs). Right now, that number is around 1100. The AF is looking at...