Why are so many fighter pilots leaving the Air Force?
By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media -
May 4, 2018
The Air Force has a multi-billion dollar problem with one of its most expensive assets: pilots.
Across all of its branches, the American military is is having trouble filling its ranks. For the Air Force, the main issue is retaining pilots after they’ve gone through years of costly training. And those staffing problems are only likely to get worse in the years ahead.
At Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, the 90th Fighter Squadron has a heritage room — basically a club house — decorated with memorabilia, beer steins and a large, well-worn popcorn machine.
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2018/05/04/why-are-so-many-fighter-pilots-leaving-the-air-force/
