Possible 44% reduction in student SNAs ans SNFOs?

[BUDU]

Not necessarily true. Once upon a time they thinned out the SNA and SNFO size by handing out colored cards to everyone in the VTs. All those with a certain color were dropped regardless of grades or where they were in the pipeline.

Well hey, nobody wants to work with unlucky people anyway.

 

[AirGuy]

I would think it means selecting fewer SNA/SNFO applications to decrease the volume going through flight school. Making students wait longer to class up is a waste of money in my opinion because you are basically paying people to just sit on their hands and wait. But if they want to cut the total number of people going through the pipeline they will just raise the minimum scores to continue training. It's been done before, not to long ago I believe.

That's what I heard the Navy does. So at least they will still give everyone a chance right. Just make higher standards in Primary / API?

The AF significantly cut pilot production back around '94,... and the ripple effect is just now ending.

And I heard from another AF pilot that they are now in trouble because of a shortage of pilots for certain platforms. Is this true?

 

[phrogdriver]

Have fun at the beach, SNAs and SNFOs!

Divorce "sense" from any discussion of budget matters.

 

[afsf1]

Hope this doesn't affect the upcoming March board!

 

[AirGuy]

Have fun at the beach, SNAs and SNFOs!

Divorce "sense" from any discussion of budget matters.

Gonna get my spiking hand all readied up

 

[AirGuy]

http://postimage.org/image/rd6o46bh3/

http://postimage.org/image/o4por8yvt/


Does anyone know if those figures mean anything?

 

[RadicalDude]

http://postimage.org/image/rd6o46bh3/

http://postimage.org/image/o4por8yvt/


Does anyone know if those figures mean anything?

Dude...

 

[scoober78]

http://postimage.org/image/rd6o46bh3/

http://postimage.org/image/o4por8yvt/


Does anyone know if those figures mean anything?

There were numbers there?

Let me ask you a personal question...do you own a porn site?

 

[AirGuy]

There were numbers there?

Let me ask you a personal question...do you own a porn site?

I'm confused....

 

[Schnugg]

So it's 2004 all over again.

New 2013 NSS is 96%.....that'll cull the herd.

 

[Tycho_Brohe]

I'm confused....

Go into those links and scroll down.

 

[HuggyU2]

And I heard from another AF pilot that they are now in trouble because of a shortage of pilots for certain platforms. Is this true?

I do not believe it is related to the cutback in pilot production in '94, but the AF is critically short of fighter pilots, and the numbers are continuing to get worse. They will not let fighter pilots apply to the U-2 for that reason. And since bomber pilots are being used to backfill some of the fighter-staff positions, bomber pilots cannot apply to the U-2 either.

 

[AirGuy]

Go into those links and scroll down.

Haha, wow. I would have seen the bottom of that page if I didn't have ads blocked out.

Did not realize. . . I'll use tinypic next time.

 

[81montedriver]

http://postimage.org/image/rd6o46bh3/

http://postimage.org/image/o4por8yvt/


Does anyone know if those figures mean anything?

Dude you're way over thinking this.

 

[707guy]

I do not believe it is related to the cutback in pilot production in '94, but the AF is critically short of fighter pilots, and the numbers are continuing to get worse. They will not let fighter pilots apply to the U-2 for that reason. And since bomber pilots are being used to backfill some of the fighter-staff positions, bomber pilots cannot apply to the U-2 either.

So all "new" U-2 guys are cargo dudes?