Originally Posted by
John Citizen
How can it be cheaper to train someone new from start than give someone additional training who is almost there?
Example, you might have completed 100 hours training, but they say they can't afford another 10 hours training yet they can afford to hire someone new to replace you and give them 100 hours to get your level ?
Doesn't this also have a greater knock on delay ?
You might only need an extra week, but the squadron cannot wait, so we will just terminate you and hire someone new and they can wait even longer now? (Wait another 12 months longer now)
Someone who is "almost there" would more than likely be given remedial training. Nevertheless, there's a limit to how much extra training can be offered within the time available before graduation. Furthermore, most of those who get terminated off course have already had remedial training and have failed a second test. Of course it's not cheaper to "train someone new from start", but they have to draw a line somewhere and make a decision about whether the student is likely to reach "the standard". If that decision is "no" based on the student's training history, they will more than likely be terminated.
The number of students on each course is determined by the demand for new pilots at the squadrons, and takes into account the historical failure rate. Some courses do better, some do worse. If more students graduate than expected, a few might need to wait a few months for their operational conversion course. If less graduate than expected, the affected squadrons might have to wait for the next course to graduate (about 4 months, depending on the number of courses held that year), or they might post a pilot in from somewhere else.