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Old 28th Sep 2018, 14:00
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muppetofthenorth
 
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Originally Posted by bafanguy
So the USAF is taking on foreign students ? Will they be trained by USAF instructor pilots (or US contractors) in USAF aircraft at Sheppard AFB ?

I thought the USAF lacked enough training capacity for its own purposes yet they're taking in non-US students ?

I must be overlooking or missing some critical facet of this deal.
When somebody else is paying for it, capacity can always be found.

Which does beg the question, how much are we paying for it, in respect to what they 'should' be getting?...
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