Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Reevaluate Fighter Pilot Workforce Requirements
By
Government Accountability Office -
April 16, 2018 38
The Air Force, the Navy, and the Marine Corps had gaps between the actual numbers of fighter pilots and authorizations (i.e. funded positions) in fiscal years (FY) 2013 through 2017.
In FY 2017 the Air Force’s gap was the widest at 27 percent of authorizations (see fig. above) and is projected to continue through FY 2023.
The Marine Corps’ gap grew from 6 percent in FY 2006 to 24 percent in FY 2017; it is concentrated in fighter pilots below the rank of major.
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