{"id":38837,"date":"2018-11-21T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T08:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/21\/more-academy-cadets-selected-to-fly-as-the-air-force-works-to-close-its-pilot-shortfall\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:10:53","slug":"more-academy-cadets-selected-to-fly-as-the-air-force-works-to-close-its-pilot-shortfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/11\/21\/more-academy-cadets-selected-to-fly-as-the-air-force-works-to-close-its-pilot-shortfall\/","title":{"rendered":"More academy cadets selected to fly as the Air Force works to close its pilot shortfall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has been dealing with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/10\/10\/air-force-hopes-to-train-1500-new-pilots-each-year-by-2022-to-help-solve-shortage\/\" target=_blank>pilot shortage<\/a>, but the service\u2019s elite four-year academic institution is doing its part to pump out qualified future aviators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 530 cadets from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/11\/05\/air-force-academys-falcon-mascot-improving-after-injury-at-west-point\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Air Force Academy<\/a>\u2019s 2019 graduating class have been matched to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/09\/30\/the-air-force-is-revolutionizing-the-way-airmen-learn-to-be-aviators\/\" target=\"_blank\">pilot training<\/a> pending final qualifications and commissioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is a 26 percent increase over the 2018 graduating class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAirmanship is a large part of the academy experience, and a core part of our identity as a service, and we are proud as an institution to offer more flying opportunities to our cadets,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/09\/29\/academy-superintendent-responds-to-hate-speech-with-powerful-message\/\" target=_blank> Lt. 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Jay Silveria<\/a>, Air Force Academy superintendent, said in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increase in graduates heading to pilot training is part of the academy\u2019s contribution to solving the ongoing pilot shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Academy\u2019s Operations and Analysis Directorate has been working with Air Education and Training Command to ensure the institution is producing a percentage of candidates capable of bypassing Initial Flight Training, the press release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these cadets could even move through a shortened version of Undergraduate Pilot Training, the release added.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/04\/11\/the-militarys-stunning-fighter-pilot-shortage-one-in-four-billets-is-empty\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-16-pilot.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The military\u2019s stunning fighter pilot shortage: One in four billets is empty<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The military\u2019s fighter pilot shortfall is reaching alarming proportions \u2014 and a new report from the Government Accountability Office shows just how bad the problem has become.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The academy is also planning to add flight-related courses to the sophomore and senior years to help cadets already leaning toward attending pilot training, as well as nurture that interest among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe academy made the case that we could play a role in starting to solve this critical Air Force issue,\u201d Silveria said in the release. \u201cWe will continue to work with other major commands and Air Force leaders to do our part in solving this national defense challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their time at the academy, cadets are already exposed to academic, virtual and hands-on flight training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly 70 percent of each class participates in gliding, soaring or powered flight programs at the institution\u2019s airfield, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4111\" height=\"2125\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4515721.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4515721.jpg.jpg 4111w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4515721.jpg.jpg?resize=300,155 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4515721.jpg.jpg?resize=768,397 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4515721.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,529 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4515721.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,794 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4515721.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1059 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4111px) 100vw, 4111px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A T-1 Jayhawk, T-6 Texan II, and T-38 Talon fly in a dissimilar formation near Laughlin Air Force Base, TX on 17 May, 2018.  This formation is typically flown as part of the graduation ceremony for pilots graduating from Undergraduate Pilot Training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe academy is uniquely situated to produce high quality candidates for pilot training,\u201d Lt. Col. William Hartman, deputy commander of the academy\u2019s airmanship training unit, said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That unique capability comes from \u201ccadets teaching other cadets and running cadet airmanship squadrons, and the mentorship from a broad range of military pilots in multiple fields,&#8221; Hartman added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Candidates for Air Force pilot, remotely piloted aircraft officer and combat systems officer all begin training with initial flight screening and RPA flight screening at Pueblo, Colorado. There, candidates are judged on their flight aptitude and introduced to the realities of military aviation, according to AETC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, pilot candidates then attend either Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard AFB, Texas, or Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus AFB, Mississippi; Laughlin AFB, Texas; or Vance AFB, Oklahoma, according to AETC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3127\" height=\"1649\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4037222.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4037222.jpg.jpg 3127w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4037222.jpg.jpg?resize=300,158 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4037222.jpg.jpg?resize=768,405 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4037222.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,540 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4037222.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,810 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4037222.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1080 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3127px) 100vw, 3127px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force T-38 Talons from the 87th Flying Training Squadron fly in formation over the greater Del Rio, Texas area during a sortie for the 87th FTS centennial flight August 18, 2017. The 87th FTS, known as the Red Bulls, train both U.S. Air Force and allied nation pilots in undergraduate pilot training in preparation to move onto flying more advanced aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Senior Airman Keifer Bowes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expedited training and renewed focus on producing pilots is expected to help put a dent in the service\u2019s alarming 2,000-pilot shortfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are each short about 25 percent of the fighter pilots they need in crucial areas, according to a General Accountability Office report released in April, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/GAO-18-113\" target=_blank>DOD Needs to Reevaluate Fighter Pilot Workforce Requirements<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It takes the Air Force about five years of training and costs anywhere from $3 million to $11 million before a fighter pilot can lead sorties. Retaining these airmen, so that the service can recoup its investment, is also a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is compounded by commercial airliners that have been on hiring sprees over the past few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To address the problem, the service has increased retention bonuses and worked to eliminate non-flying duties that keep airmen out of the cockpit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force hopes to train 1,500 new pilots each year by fiscal 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said at a Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee hearing in October that the service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/09\/30\/the-air-force-is-revolutionizing-the-way-airmen-learn-to-be-aviators\/\">trained 1,160 new pilots<\/a> in fiscal 2017, and expects to train another 1,311 in fiscal 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