> They have a history of losing numerous planes in training excercises There is a reason virtually every fighter jet ever made was made with ejection seats or

> They have a history of losing numerous planes in training excercises There is a reason virtually every fighter jet ever made was made with ejection seats or retrofitted with them later: They're inherently risky aircraft, and almost impossible to bail out of. If you have some actual statistics that show that USN and USAF pilots crash their jets at a greater rate than other nations, I'd like to see it. The absolute number of crashes tells nothing because some countries (Russia) barely fly their jets at all.