Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
The average age of pilots leaving the Service in 2017 was 19yrs and 7 months and for WSO it was 24yrs and 10 months.
Really? Before they are trained?
Historically that appears to be the norm. Given a 38/16 ToS, some pilots retiring at 55 (38 years) and others retiring at earlier option points, it all appears predictable. The unpredictable was the wholesale chopping of fleets.
Look at the outflow figures in the link above and the fact is obvious - in 2017 110 pilots left and we trained less than half that
and that is where that 20 year deficit would arise and as discussed in Parliament yesterday. I must say, apart from the absence of JC, the opposition questions were thoughtful, well balanced and very helpful to the military.