RAND: Flying-only career track could improve pilot retention

By Courtney Albon / August 22, 2018 at 2:01 PM
A new report from the RAND Corp. finds that creating a flying-only track for commissioned Air Force officers could help the service retain and recruit pilots. The report, requested by the Air Force's director of military force management policy, considered two options for improving retention by creating career options that allow pilots to bypass standard non-flying jobs. One option would introduce warrant officers, similar to the Army's warrant officer program, and the second would create an aviation technical track geared...

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