Air Force: No plans to recall retired pilots to fix shortage

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press




BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 10/22/17 02:11 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says it doesn’t plan on using new flexibility under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to address a pilot shortage by recalling retired pilots.

Ann Stefanek, the chief of Air Force media operations, said Sunday the added power provided by Trump is appreciated but the Air Force does not “currently intend to recall retired pilots.” Trump last Friday signed the order to address what the Pentagon says is a serious pilot shortage.

A Pentagon spokesman says the Air Force is currently short about 1,500 pilots, and had indicated that the Secretary of Defense would allow the Secretary of the Air Force to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots for up to three years.

Under current law, the Air Force is limited to recalling 25 pilots.



Read more: https://www.apnews.com/6fa95b14797942b3ba3f6f1a4c467605

[Lucinda]

1. Good.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. bee ess, if there is no hurry why did Trump sign and EO instead of just get Congress to up..

the limit

[unblock]

3. A plan is exactly what they have.

They haven't invoked the plan, but they explicitly put a plan in place.

[PoliticAverse]

4. They apparently put a "flexibility" in place that they don't plan on using at the moment. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

5. I'm curious, did the orange one's misadministration actually consult with the Air Force?

[trueblue2007]

6. has TRUMP lied ?????????

[queentonic]

7. Amazing

The Commander in Chief is being told "no" by the Air Force. Who would have ever thought such a thing could ever happen. The Dumpster is impotent. He was just castrated by the military.

[sandensea]

8. Here's an idea:

Stick Cheeto, Dense Pence, and Kelly, in a B-1 bomber - and toss'em over whatever country they were planning on invading.

Parachutes optional.

[Kleveland]

9. I would want to suggest anvils instead of parachutes...

But from what I understand about terminal velocity, it would not help the rate of descent.

[sandensea]

10. Let's give them one parachute among them. Let'em fight for it mid-air.

My money's on Kelly, since unlike his boss he didn't dodge the draft and thus has military training.

[Kleveland]

12. Sounds reasonable...

Except that *Rump would then probably pull out a pocket knife, and cut the cords after deployment, thinking that if he can't have it, then no one will!

The nuclear option.

[Jim Lane]

16. Complete tangent to this thread: I think you're wrong about terminal velocity

My first thought was that the anvil, by increasing the total mass, would increase the terminal velocity. Then I thought that, if a falling human with an anvil held it out in front of him, or in any other position that increased the surface area that was parallel to the ground, that would slightly decrease his terminal velocity.

As best I can figure out from the Wikipedia article on "Terminal velocity", both these considerations are accurate. Terminal velocity depends in part on m/A, where m is the mass of the object and A is the surface area. To account for buoyancy effects, m must be reduced by the mass of the additional air displaced by the anvil.

My tentative conclusion is that the anvil might increase or decrease terminal velocity, depending on its mass, density, shape, and how it's held. So, if I happen to fall out of an airplane while holding an anvil, I still won't know whether to drop it or not.

[scarytomcat]

11. after we attack Korea and Iran we will need them

to drop bombs and destroy infrastucture

[guss]

13. Generals

The Generals run this country now. Not the president. their plan, its a coup

[ThoughtCriminal]

14. I'm baaaaack!

[A Morpheus Felinae]

15. So, to follow things through to Hair Fuhrer's logical conclusion

Friday Hair Fuhrer signs an order allowing an additional 1000 Air Force pilots to be called up (drafted)
The Air Force replies saying it does not “currently intend to recall retired pilots.” (Thanks, but no thanks)
Next up: Hair Fuhrer ORDERS the Air Force to recall 1000 Air Force pilots. (Oh shit)
I think I see where this is going. I guess I'll go ahead and accept that Capitol One Visa with the 23.99% APR. Maybe I'll get two!

[Corgigal]

17. Piliots fly to Canada

Show them this article, they would go oh hell no. You stay with your family and wave to us.