{"id":71410,"date":"2017-04-11T12:26:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T16:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=71410"},"modified":"2017-04-11T12:29:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T16:29:20","slug":"af-considers-stop-loss-for-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=71410","title":{"rendered":"AF considers “stop-loss” for pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roll Call<\/a> reports that times are tough for the Air Force – they’re having trouble meeting their responsibilities in the war against ISIS because of their pilots heading for the exits. Gen. Carlton Everhart, chief of the Air Mobility Command told Roll Call that there is a meeting scheduled for next month between the Air Force and airline executives;<\/p>\n

The goal of the meeting will be to find ways to solve the exodus of Air Force pilots to the industry in a way that is mutually acceptable for the U.S. military and the airlines \u2014 without the Air Force having to resort to \u201cstop-loss,\u201d a means of forcing Air Force personnel to stay in the service beyond the period of their commitment.<\/p>\n

Everhart said he has already told airline executives that stop-loss is an option. \u201cI said to the industry \u2026 if we can\u2019t meet the requirements, the chief could drop in a stop-loss \u2014 and you need to understand that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The shortages, especially in fighter pilots, are beginning to hurt the Air Force\u2019s fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS, Everhart said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I don\u2019t have pilots to fly, the enemy has a vote, and if I can\u2019t put warheads on foreheads, then [ISIS] is winning,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is talk of boosting the bonus pilots receive for staying in their blue uniforms, but the bonuses haven’t stopped the Air Force from coming up short 1550 pilots of whom 950 are fighter pilots. They’re also short 3400 maintenance folks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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