Originally Posted by
roving
Melchett01, what got me thinking about this is the time currently taken to train pilots to fly the current front line fleet.
https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2015/...and-raf-pilot/
University graduates who join at say 22 and then spend 4, and in the case of the Typhoon, 5 years, getting trained up to operational standards, which takes them to age 26 or 27. .
From what I see coming through the OCU at the moment, most Uni grads are 30 before they start their first Typhoon frontline tour. Disappointing!