As far as contract primary IPs, it's definitely doable. It makes a ton of sense from a money standpoint.
However, the ripple effects to Navy/Marine pilot staffing would be the big issue. The biggest thing being that primary gives a couple hundred mid-grade officers their B-billet/shore tour. Take that location out, and you've got to put them somewhere. Leave them in the fleet longer and you've de facto reduced the overall requirement for fleet pilots, plus you've affected the career path "map," PLUS now there's one less 3-year break from sea duty/deployments in one's career.
One smaller issue to think about. The 46/V-22 transition is going to do weird things to primary/advanced IP manning. On one end, you've got 46 guys who, for whatever reason, aren't transitioning (not enough FRS spots, don't want to, bad timing, etc). Those guys are tailor-made for flight school billets. On the other, the actual V-22 pilots are not going to man many billets outside the community until the transition is complete. So, there might be a lower-than-normal number of Marine helo pilots available for Primary IP jobs.
Don't even get me started on whether V-22 guys will teach in Maritime or Helo advanced.
However, the ripple effects to Navy/Marine pilot staffing would be the big issue. The biggest thing being that primary gives a couple hundred mid-grade officers their B-billet/shore tour. Take that location out, and you've got to put them somewhere. Leave them in the fleet longer and you've de facto reduced the overall requirement for fleet pilots, plus you've affected the career path "map," PLUS now there's one less 3-year break from sea duty/deployments in one's career.
One smaller issue to think about. The 46/V-22 transition is going to do weird things to primary/advanced IP manning. On one end, you've got 46 guys who, for whatever reason, aren't transitioning (not enough FRS spots, don't want to, bad timing, etc). Those guys are tailor-made for flight school billets. On the other, the actual V-22 pilots are not going to man many billets outside the community until the transition is complete. So, there might be a lower-than-normal number of Marine helo pilots available for Primary IP jobs.
Don't even get me started on whether V-22 guys will teach in Maritime or Helo advanced.