Quite possibly we need to look at why most pilots joined the service in the first place. If it was to fly military aircraft, get good pay, learn how to fly, fly in a challenging environment and do a service for your country, then perhaps more of them would still be around. Lets face it though, most pilots are nothing more than mercanaries with big egos who jump ship when they see something better. Is it any coincidence that pilots have the biggest divorce rate in the military? Of course not, they find it difficult to stick to anything for too long. I'm not bagging that type of personality, but maybe we are recruiting the wrong people.