Download or read book Reducing Air Force Fighter Pilot Shortages written by Albert A. Robbert and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines potential paths for overcoming the persistent and critical shortage of fighter pilots that the Air Force has faced over the past several decades.
Download or read book A Total Force Solution for an Active Duty Fighter Pilot Shortage written by David W. Walker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Active Duty (AD) Air Force has a shortage of fighter pilots and cannot recover until fiscal year 2013. Producing more fighter pilots is problematic given post Cold War fighter force structure. Only 12.6 fighter wing equivalents (FWE) are currently in the AD force, while 7.6 FWE are in the Air Reserve Component (ARC). This research analyzed the proposition of assigning 80 fighter pilots per year to ARC fighter units for absorption. The researcher gathered flying hour metrics including sorties, hours, and utilization rates (UTE) from AD, Air National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve (AFR). The researcher next calculated annual sortie and hour requirements for AD fighter pilots. After comparing these two sets of data, the researcher concluded 80 fighter pilots could be absorbed per year by the ARC. The ARC would have to increase UTE rate by slightly more than three sorties per month across the entire operational fighter fleet. This equated to a 25 percent increase in flying hours. Given the extreme cost to the ARC in terms of airframe lifespan, the researcher recommended absorbing some number fewer than 80 in the ARC to balance the benefit of reducing the fighter pilot shortage with the costs."--Abstract.
Download or read book Evaluating the Impact of a Total Force Service Commitment Policy on Air Force Pilot Manning written by David Schulker and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a high level of concern among senior Air Force leaders about projected pilot shortages, which are so severe they have been labeled an "aircrew crisis." The Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to evaluate whether a Total Force service commitment (TFSC) policy could reduce or eliminate these shortages. Such a policy would replace the current active duty service commitment and reserve service commitment of 10 years with a TFSC longer than 10 years. The new TFSC policy would also permit the level of cross-flow between the Regular Air Force and reserve components that best addresses Total Force shortages. The authors used a modified version of RAND's Total Force Blue Line model to project future pilot numbers under different assumptions about the TFSC policy. The model results show that a TFSC policy could reduce, but not eliminate, shortages if production plans are unalterable; if certain production adjustments are possible, the benefits of longer service commitments become less important. Moreover, the results paint a clear picture that increasing production (and incorporating new pilots into operational units and affording them sufficient flying time to gain experience) is a required way forward in addressing this aircrew crisis
Download or read book The Air Force Pilot Shortage written by William W. Taylor and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force is facing a pilot shortage that is unprecedented in history. Unprecedented losses are occurring for pilots reaching the end of their initial active duty service commitment as well as for pilots who complete bonus-related obligations. Operational units are the only assignment options for newly trained pilots while they mature and develop their mission knowledge. Thus, these units require enough experienced pilots to supervise the development of the new pilots. As the proportion of experienced pilots in a unit drops, each one must fly more to provide essential supervision to an increasing number of new pilots. When the unit1s flying capacity remains fixed, new pilots must each fly less, extending the time needed to become experienced themselves. This report quantifies these experience problems and examines options that can alleviate them. The options include Total Force alternatives, such as associate programs in active units and aging active pilots in Guard and Reserve units.
Download or read book Behind the Power Curve written by Aaron J. Mathena and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Active Component (AC) of the Air Force is aggressively examining solutions to its fighter pilot shortage, a deficit currently estimated at approximately 500 pilots and growing. The consequences are significant shortfalls in test positions, initial training instructor pilots, and staff positions. While many solutions have been proposed, further information needs to be garnered surrounding how these alternatives may impact the Air National Guard (ANG). This research seeks to examine the first and second order effects of insufficient numbers of AC pilots on ANG fighter squadron aircrew management dynamics. In the fiscal and political climate of sustaining today’s Air Force, substantial funding increases or fundamental changes to the ANG component are unlikely. It is then appropriate to ask, “What happens to ANG fighter squadrons’ readiness when an increased number of AC fighter pilots may be joining the ANG or a decreased number of fighter pilots may be available to affiliate?” The scenario-planning framework is used to examine the required elements that make up the fighter force enterprise, followed by comparative examples that illustrate logical outcomes. Nearly all the current intellectual content on the subject is oriented toward problem identification tied to studies of alternatives and effects on regular Air Force (RegAF) personnel. The aim of this research is to analyze the potential benefits or detriments of the current RegAF pilot shortage to ANG manning."--Abstract.
Download or read book Fighter Drawdown Dynamics written by William W. Taylor and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of fighter aircraft in the Air Force inventory is decreasing, but the demand for experienced fighter pilots is increasing. The authors use a dynamic mathematical model to show that, to keep from damaging fighter unit readiness, fighter pilot production in the active Air Force must be reduced and new approaches to developing and managing personnel with fighter pilot-like skills must be adopted.
Download or read book Flattening the Curve written by Troy Wing and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study analyzes how the United States economy's cyclic nature relates to airline hiring trends and, therefore, pilot shortages in the United States Air Force. By understanding the economy's significance concerning the pilot retention cycle, the Air Force can more accurately forecast when increased retention efforts are necessary and can proactively implement incentive tools. This paper first discusses the Air Force pilot shortage history and establishes a relationship between the United States economy, airline pilot hiring, and Air Force pilot retention. It then discusses the Air Force's historical and current retention mechanisms and concludes with recommendations the Air Force should take to reduce the pilot deficit."--Abstract.
Download or read book Military Personnel written by Mark E. Gebicke and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DoD reported shortages of 2,000 pilots at the end of FY1998 and projected that shortages would continue for several years. Retaining qualified pilots is important to ensure that operational requirements can be met and to recoup the substantial investments the services make in training their pilots. This report reviews and identifies reasons for the military pilot shortages and offers solutions. It determined: the services' reported and projected estimates of their pilot shortages; the basis for the services' pilot requirements; key factors that account for the reported pilot shortages; and concerns that are causing pilots to consider leaving the military. Tables.
Download or read book Increasing Fighter Pilot Retention with Improved Basing Decisions written by Russell H. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force currently faces a substantial pilot shortage. Two decades of elevated operational tempos, tight budgets, and robust airline hiring have motivated pilots to leave active duty service in record numbers, eroding the Service's stock of experienced aviators. The global recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have temporarily subdued commercial airlines' demand for military trained pilots, but these conditions won't last forever, and soon the Air Force will once again need to retain experienced aircrew when the airlines are hiring. This dissertation leverages a value-added model to identify changes to Air Force basing policy that could improve fighter pilot retention outcomes. Using a value-added model to analyze twenty years of fighter pilot retention data highlights significant variation in retention outcomes at installations across the USAF's basing posture. Comparing retention outcomes to the communities surrounding military installations can demonstrate pilots' revealed installation preferences. Investigating recent retention trends at prospective F-35 bases yields insights into the potential retention consequences of future basing decisions. This dissertation recommends that the Air Force continue to gather as much data as possible about pilots' personal and professional preferences, so that individuals can be matched with tailored, retention improving assignments. Next, the Air Force should use these preferences to more fully understand pilots' revealed assignment and installation preferences. Lastly, these preferences should be incorporated into the Air Force's Strategic Basing Process to move the Service towards a basing posture that passively supports pilot retention with every basing decision.
Download or read book Air Force Training written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO examined whether the Air Force is reducing the number of pilots in its force structure in the most cost-effective manner. GAO found that: (1) the Air Force is training more pilots than it needs for current cockpit assignments; (2) about one-half of the graduating pilots are temporarily assigned to nonflying positions for up to 3 years while waiting for advanced training; (3) the Air Force is incurring unnecessary costs of about $311 million or more for these nonflying pilots because of requalification training and aviation career incentive pay; (4) the Air Force does not receive the full benefit of pilot training because of the reduced time some pilots spend in flying positions during their careers; (5) during fiscal years (FY) 1991 and 1992, the Air Force delayed candidates from entering into its undergraduate pilot training (UPT) program, but it no longer does this because of the anticipated pilot shortage in FY 1995 and its desire to use the UPT infrastructure fully and ensure leadership development; (6) the Department of Defense expects to complete its analysis of a potential pilot shortage and other aviator personnel issues by December 1993; (7) pilot requirements could be met by nonflying pilots; and (8) the Air Force's plan to assign 500 UPT program candidates to flying positions may not effectively alleviate the problem of excess pilots.
Download or read book Three Recommendations for Improving Air Force Pilot Retention written by Tobias Switzer and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein publicly called the service's pilot shortage a crisis in 2016 when the Air Force had a deficit of 1,500 pilots. Today, the gap is 2,100 pilots. The global pandemic and subsequent impacts on the airline industry will result in more pilots remaining in the service, for now. However, in the next few years, over 20,000 airline pilots will reach the mandatory age limit of 65 and will have to be replaced. The Air Force has a short window of opportunity to make longer military service more attractive to its pilots. Retention is critical because of the massive investment of resources to train a combat-ready pilot and because the Air Force needs its experienced pilots to take on advanced leadership and management roles. This report proposes three ways the Air Force and Congress can increase pilots' career satisfaction and gain longer service commitments without additional outlays. These recommendations increase a pilot's agency inside the Air Force while giving the service more stability and predictability in its pilot manning.
Download or read book Military Personnel written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Three Non monetary Recommendations for Improving Air Force Pilot Retention written by Tobias Switzer and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beginning in 2012, early departures of active duty Air Force pilots accelerated to red-line levels causing a massive shortage today. Upon completion of their service commitments, 4,255 pilots separated in the 2012-2019 period compared to 2,529 in 2004-2011. A normal stream of departures quickly became a cascade as too many pilots eschewed full military careers and part-time opportunities to serve in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves as well. Former Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein publicly called the pilot manning situation a “crisis” in 2016 when the Air Force believed it was short 1,500 pilots. Since then, Air Force senior leaders, including three Secretaries of the Air Force, have regularly testified in Congress about the pilot shortage and the potential adverse effects on national security, if left unchecked. Requiring roughly 20,000 pilots between active, guard, and reserve components, the Air Force is straining to meet its defense obligations. The departures over the last decade resulted in a current shortage of 2,100 pilots, 1,300 of whom fly fighters."--Introduction.
Download or read book Lonely Skies written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These interesting reports are included in this unique compilation: (a) Lonely Skies: Air-to-Air Training for a 5th Generation Fighter Force, and (b) Are You Experienced? Fresh Look at the Fifth-Generation Fighter Pilot Experience Model.(a) This study analyzes how the U.S. Air Force can use training to prepare its F-22 and F-35 pilots to meet future operational requirements. The author begins by reviewing six historic examples of the Air Force's use of combined flight and simulator training to provide a representative environment for pilot training. The author then shows how the lessons learned from these examples have led to the development of an air-to-air training approach that requires representative flight and simulator training at the squadron level. Next, this approach is analyzed as it has been applied to F-22 and F-35 air-to-air training to meet the combatant commanders' requirement for the pilots to be proficient at air combat against enemy 4th generation fighter threats. This analysis reveals several shortfalls in the current training approach for the F-22 and F-35 fighter aircraft pilots. Contemporary F-22 and F-35 pilots do not train against sufficient quantities of representative threats in flight or adequately dynamic threats in simulators. The author concludes that these deficiencies could lead to pilots applying the wrong lessons learned in training, which could reduce their effectiveness in combat. The author then analyses three potential changes the Air Force could make to fill the training gaps in the current approach. These gaps and proposed solutions provide insight into the requirement for the Air Force to invest not only in new technologies, but also in the means to train pilots of advanced aircraft.(b) Experienced fighter pilots are required in many positions both inside and outside the cockpit, including squadron supervision, flight instruction, and headquarters staffs. The definition of fighter experience has changed little since its creation over thirty years ago. Based solely on flight time in either the primary weapons system or high-fidelity simulator, the definition needs to be reexamined as the USAF acquires new aircraft. Fifth generation fighter aircraft, the F-22 and F-35, provide incredible performance and capability, but also present risks to the growth of the experienced fighter pilot population. Decreased aircraft utilization rates and pilot flight time results in a substantially longer period before a new pilot achieves fighter experience. Fifth generation utilization rates are less than fourth generation rates due to increased maintenance requirements and periodic software changes. As a result, a fifth generation pilot can take nearly 40% more time to accrue the requisite flight hours to achieve experience. As a result of longer time to experience, the pilot production pipeline is slowed and vacant pilot positions are left unfilled. Despite flying at a slower rate, many fifth generation pilots complete the Flight Lead Upgrade along similar periods of time as their fourth generation counterparts. This upgrade teaches a pilot the leadership traits necessary to lead formations of aircraft in combat. Those same traits are qualities needed to fill experienced pilot positions. To accurately define the quality and capabilities of the fighter pilot population, the definition of fighter experience should be amended to include completion of the Flight Lead Upgrade. The legacy hours-based model should also be maintained to account for those pilots unable to complete the upgrade.This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
Download or read book Military personnel actions needed to better define pilot requirements and promote retention report to the chairman and ranking minority member Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Air Force Pilot Shortage written by Daniel S. Hoadley and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Protecting the pipeline written by Michael C. Sirak and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force’s pilot-training pipeline is a strategic national asset, vital to the potency and viability of US aerospace power. Its robustness is crucial to support the new National Defense Strategy that places emphasis on countering China and Russia. Leaders in the executive branch and Congress must recognize the pipeline’s importance, funding it at levels allowing it to ensure capacity as aligned with demand in a resilient, sustainable fashion. As Air Force pilot training ramps up to overcome the service’s severe pilot shortage, opportunities exist for transformation of the training enterprise. The Air Force should embrace innovations, utilize more contracted services, and eliminate inefficiencies. Initial flight training has validated that contractor-run operations are viable. The T-X Advanced Pilot Training Family of Systems is vital to the training pipeline’s future. The Air Force must avoid introducing unnecessary risk into the T-X acquisition, while balancing long-term performance and value with the service’s pursuit of cost savings. Any T-X delays would have serious consequences to US aerospace power.
