Top general for aviation says the Corps needs more aircraft maintainers
By: Jeff Schogol, July 11, 2017
Just hours before the worst Marine Corps aviation crash in more than a decade, the Corps' top general for aviation released a retirement letter that outlined his concerns about the troubled state of the aviation fleet and the struggle to keep its planes and helicopters flying.
One of the Corps' top priorities should be retaining enough of its most experienced enlisted maintainers, according to the former commander of Marine aviation.
“I've learned as the Marine Corps deputy commandant for aviation that it is the imperative to have high-quality, highly trained, motivated and incentivized Marines in the right qualification density to meet and exceed our readiness requirements," Lt. Gen. Jon Davis wrote in a letter released to the public Monday.
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