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The US Air Force is short of pilots now and is training about 250 fewer than the 1,500 a year it has set as a goal and attracting some from civvy street might be a partial answer. They are developing a program to exempt civilian pilots from some military training to become officers and fly aircraft for the service more quickly.
The Air Force is now turning the tables on the aviation industry and is trying to attract trained civilian pilots into its corps. The Air Force is looking at two pathways to bring in pilots whose flying skills and general abilities will let them bypass some of the military training that all new Air Force officers go through.
“The most important thing on that program is you still have to be willing to fight and kill and potentially die for your country to serve as an Air Force officer. And that's a pretty big lift,”
“Somebody who is exceptional and extremely well qualified might be able to bypass undergraduate pilot training altogether. We would put those folks through an Air Force fundamentals course … to bring them up to speed on Air Force differences, teach them how we fly, teach them the things that they need to know to make a difference,” Maj. Gen Craig Wills told Stars and Stripes.
It’s also looking at working with colleges and universities that offer undergraduate aviation programs and include some military-style curriculum so that when they graduate they can skip some of the Air Force training if they decide to join up.
Read the articles at
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/air-force-trying-to-attract-civilian-pilots/
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