Alarming number of mobility pilots decline bonuses to keep flying; overall bonus ‘take rates’ up sli

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Alarming number of mobility pilots decline bonuses to keep flying; overall bonus ‘take rates’ up slightly

By: Stephen Losey  

Mobility pilots are declining aviation retention bonuses in alarming numbers, despite the the Air Force’s attempt to keep them in uniform with an infusion of cash.

Mobility pilot take rates dropped six percentage points, to 37.9 percent, in 2018. That’s nearly 10 percentage points lower than in fiscal 2016, when 47.6 percent of mobility pilots signed up for the bonuses.

In the past, Air Force officials have said that they hope 65 percent of eligible pilots will take the bonus in any given year.

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