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Originally Posted by Bowser
Interesting that in one breath they say they are considering retiring the entire F-15 model, then turn around and say they need thousands of new pilots to fill the ranks they are aiming for. If anything, move the F-15 to the Guard units, but do that only if the F-22 is ready to have the baton passed to it. Are there enough 22's to fill what would be the empty 15 ranks?
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IIRC there are something like 190 F-22s, with only about 150 of those being flight ready at any given time... thats not really enough of them according to pretty much everything I've ever read
To drop the F-15, they would need to re-start production of the Raptor IMO... unless they think the F-35 can be just as good in an air to air/air supremacy role
The pilot shortage thing is hard to figure, you'd think there would be no shortage of people wanting to be glamorous flyboys