Posted: April 10, 2019 4:44 PM
Navy Concerned About Retention of Experienced Aviators
By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Senior Editor
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s air warfare director told Congress that some of the service’s experienced aviators are “ready†to leave the service, citing fewer flying opportunities and quality-of-life issues.
Rear Adm. Scott D. Conn, testifying April 10 before the Seapower subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, cited a Government Accountability Office report that said that Navy pilot shortage was 9% overall and 26% in first-tour aviators.
Conn said some of the shortages were tied to the grounding of T-45 jet trainers when the Navy was investigating oxygen system problems.
http://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20190410-Pilots.html
