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> The Air Force needs about 1,500 pilots more than it has. Bonus programs and other incentives have not made up the shortfall. Because they haven't been offeri
by avar 9y ago
> The Air Force needs about 1,500 pilots more than it has. Bonus programs and other incentives have not made up the shortfall.
Because they haven't been offering enough? I find it hard to believe they couldn't find 1500 pilots to come back for a million a piece, surely if something's important enough to sign into law as an EO it's worth the price of ten F-22's.
- dragonwriter 9y agoPaying people more takes Congressional action and costs money, above and beyond the pay those people would make based on rank, time in service, etc. Signing an EO doesn't require Congress, and doesn't cost extra money. Plus, if you use the USAF pilot shortage to justify it to Congress, they might limit the numbers to the quantity you can justify as necessary for that purpose, and limit the use of whatever solution is adopted to USAF pilots. With this EO, there are no numerical or functional limits, the military can reactivate whoever it decides it needs.