Originally Posted by
bafanguy
And now the general appears to have had a change of heart ? Or maybe it was a steep increase in his pilots submitting separation papers to beat the threatened "stop-loss" that would interfere with their chance of hitting the big US hiring surge on the upswing ? Amusing...
"The Air Force moved quickly last week to quell concerns that it would force pilots to stay in uniform beyond their agreed-to separation dates."
Stop-Loss Rejected By Air Force - AVweb flash Article
A bit more. Gee, do ya really think so ?:
"The Air Force feels that implementing a stop-loss policy would cause pilots to flee the Air Force before the door closed, and they won't stick around to see if things improve."
https://www.airforcetimes.com/articl...-retain-pilots
Just do it as a policy effective immediately. So no one has a chance to leave. The taxpayers paid for your chance to fly the really cool stuff. You are going to do it for a long time. There will still be plenty of recruits.