Adding to the Air Force Civvy street debate, is that the Air Force recruit a very very very small number of people compared to the civy market so they are able to pick and choose exactly who they want and train them to the standard, if they don't get that standard in the time required they are fired. I doubt you could apply the exact same standards to large volumes of intakes that is required right now.
If training in this country is going to be improved who is going to foot the bill? The airlines will argue they are not responsible; the pilots won't be able to afford it, and the government doesn't want to know.