Will youse Brits be trainin' here (OR only the RNers) until UK trainin' starts?
F-35B training squadron arriving in Beaufort, to start training in October 05 Jul 2014 MATT McNAB
"...Classes that start in October will be composed of experienced pilots transitioning to the new aircraft, said Troy Ward, MCAS Beaufort Site Activation Task Force program manager. New pilots will begin training in 2015. Foreign pilots are also slated to train at the air station, but their arrival is still being worked out.
Training will take between six and eight months, but won’t involve much use of the vertical capabilities of the aircraft. About 70 percent of the training uses conventional takeoffs and landings, Ward said....."
F-35B training squadron arriving in Beaufort, to start training in October | Charleston/ Beaufort military bases | The State