Originally Posted by
Baldeep Inminj
Money does not recruit RAF pilots, but it absolutely retains them.
From this side of the pond.
The USAF and USN discovered in the 1980's that (with a platform by platform review every few years) a retention bonus targeted at key points (after first tour or second tour) kept people around.
Those programs are still in existence, though they morph a bit from year to year.