The Marine Corps will pay pilots up to $210,000 to stay in uniform

[rangerrebew]

The Marine Corps will pay pilots up to $210,000 to stay in uniform

    Paul Szoldra
    Sep 9, 2020 3:06 PM EDT

The Marine Corps will pay some of its pilots retention bonuses of nearly a quarter-million dollars in order to address "shortfalls" in the service's aviation community.

In a message released on Wednesday by Lt. Gen. David Ottignon, deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs, the Corps said its aviation bonus program provides "a proactive, short-term incentive for aviation officers in certain grades and communities with current or forecasted inventory shortfalls."

The bonuses will be paid out to skilled aviators trained on at least one of the Corps' main aviation platforms, including the F-35 Lightning, AV-8 Harrier, and F/A-18 fighter jets; MV-22 Osprey, AH-1 Cobra, CH-53 Sea Stallion, and UH-1 "Huey" helicopters; and KC-130 aircraft, which is mainly used for aerial refueling.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-pilot-retention-bonus

[sneakypete]

I don't understand why any would want to get out. There is no where else in the world they can fly the airplanes they fly.

Flying a airliner is like driving a bus.

[truth_seeker]

I don't understand why any would want to get out. There is no where else in the world they can fly the airplanes they fly.

Flying a airliner is like driving a bus.

For a time in the 70s I rode in rotary wing,  and and in the 80s in  fixed wing aircraft.

My brother, a neighbor  and an AA friend, are pilots. They love flying.

A

 

[sneakypete]

For a time in the 70s I rode in rotary wing,  and and in the 80s in  fixed wing aircraft.

My brother, a neighbor  and an AA friend, are pilots. They love flying.

A

@truth_seeker

Many people love flying,but damn few pilots ever got to fly the zoomies,and the ONLY place to get access to them are the US Navy or the USAF. Even then,damn few who want to fly them get the chance.

[truth_seeker]

@truth_seeker

Many people love flying,but damn few pilots ever got to fly the zoomies,and the ONLY place to get access to them are the US Navy or the USAF. Even then,damn few who want to fly them get the chance.

plus the Army trained rotary  at Fort Rucker.

[sneakypete]

plus the Army trained rotary  at Fort Rucker.

@truth-seeker

The army has a helicopter that flies faster than Mach 2?