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BACK NOW WITH A 13 NEWS NOW INVESTIGATION TOP MILITARY OFFICIALS SAY
THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS
POACHING THEIR PILOTS. WHY.
WELL COMMERCIAL AIRLINES ARE
HIRING MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
THEY'LL NEED MORE THAN 200000
PILOTS OVER THE NEXT 20
YEARS. 30 NEWSNOW REPORTER
JACLYN LEE REVEALS HOW THIS
IS TAKING A TOLL ON
THE PILOTS STILL SERVING IT'S
A HIRING BOOM SOME COMPARED
TO A MODERN DAY GOLD RUSH.
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED HIRING
RIGHT NOW. THE AIRLINES
DESPERATELY NEED PILOTS AND
THEY'RE DRAWING DIRECTLY FROM
OUR NATION'S DEFENSE EVERY
MAJOR AIRLINE IS GOING TO
OFFER MORE COMPENSATION OVER
THE COURSE OF A CAREER THAT
YOU WOULD MAKE ACTIVE DUTY
FOR YEARS. TOP RANKING
MILITARY OFFICIALS
ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM.
SAYING THEIR ABILITY TO
RETAIN PILOTS GOES
HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE ECONOMY
IT'S EVEN IN THE FOCUS OF
HEARINGS ON CAPITOL HILL WE
PROVIDE AN ENTITLEMENT FEW
OTHER EMPLOYERS CAN OFFER A
CALL TO SERVICE HOWEVER
THE ALLURE OF SERVICES
DIMINISH WHEN READINESS
SHORTFALLS INHIBIT SAILORS
ABILITY TO GET THE JOB DONE.
THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE
AND THE NAVYS FIGHTER PILOT
COMMUNITY. WHICH MAKES UP 33
PERCENT OF ITS PILOT FOR SIR
APPETIZING 2 AIRLINES STRIKE
FIGHTER PILOTS THOSE FLYING
AT BAY A FIGHT AN ATTACK
AIRCRAFT THAT GOES FASTER
THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND AS
FOR HOW MANY FIGHTER PILOT
POSITIONS ARE EMPTY 1 IN 4
AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED
TO INCREASE THROUGH 2023
WOULD DO A LITTLE BIT MORE
WITH LESS. WE RUN A SQUADRON
WITH YOUR CEOS SAY A LOT OF
JOBS SO IT'S INEVITABLE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD AND
I FEEL OVERWORKED LIEUTENANT
JULIE'S BRATTON IS A JUNIOR
OFFICER WITH 7 AND A HALF
YEARS IN I'M A FIGHTER JETS
FINISHING UP HIS TENURE
OBLIGATION TO THE NAVY. HE
NOW MUST DECIDE ISN'T WORTH
STAYING LONGER. I MEAN YOU'RE
GONNA BE GONE. YOU GOING TO
TRAIN AMERICA DESERVES OUR
BEST AND IT COMES AT A COST
THAT COST IS A PILOT'S
QUALITY OF LIFE GOVERNMENT
WATCHDOG REPORTS FOUND
THE STAFFING SHORTAGE LEADS
TO LONGER DEPLOYMENTS IN
INCREASED WORKLOAD AND MORE
FRUSTRATION. YOU DON'T WANT
TO BE ASKED TO DO MORE WITH
LESS. AUSTIN HULBERT LEFT
THE NAVY IN 2015 AND SAID
THOSE FACTORS ARE TAKING
THEIR TOLL. SO WE'RE SEEING
IT CAN HAPPEN IS YOU
COMPLETELY DESTROY THE SOUL
AND THE SPIRIT THAT MAKES
PEOPLE WANT TO SIGN UP AND
JOIN THE MILITARY AMONG
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON IS
KNOWN AS THE VFA COMMUNITY
MORE AND MORE JUNIOR OFFICERS
ARE DECLINING THE DEPARTMENT
HAD PROMOTION WHICH MEANS
ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE LEAVING
THE NAVY. NOT ONLY IS CAUSING
THE NEEDED TO MISS IT
STAFFING REQUIREMENTS BUT FOR
AN ORGANIZATION THAT ONLY
PROMOTES FROM WITHIN. IT ALSO
MEANS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE AS
SELECTIVE WHEN CHOOSING
THE LEADERS WHO MOVE FORWARD
IN THE PIPELINE IT'S NOT
OPTIMAL THAT'S FOR SURE
ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS IS
REAR ADMIRAL ROY KELLEY
COMMANDER OF NAVAL AIR FORCE
ATLANTIC THAT WHAT IMPACT
READINESS. THAT WOULDN'T IT.
IF IT WAS IN AN OPERATIONAL
SQUATTER AND I WOULD SAY IT
WOULD BE READY IN ITS IMPACT
THAT I WOULD BE CONCERNED
ABOUT ADMIRAL KELLEY SAYS
DEPLOYING FORCES ARE 100
PERCENT STAFFED THEREFORE HE
SAYS READINESS IS NOT AN
ISSUE BUT THE NAVY MAKES UP
FOR STAFFING GAPS BY HAVING
SENIOR PILOTS PHIL JUNIOR
POSITIONS AND PULLING IN
PILOTS FROM OTHER SQUADRONS
YOUR SHIP OUT WITH THE RIGHT
NUMBER BODIES BUT ISN'T
THE MOST CAPABLE OF FIGHTING
FORCE. NOT NECESSARILY AND
THE NAVY A SHORT STAFFING
NONDEPLOYING SQUADRONS THE 1
STAYING BEHIND ARE DEALING
WITH AGING AIRCRAFT A LACK OF
PARTS AND LESS PEOPLE. IT
MEANS LESS FLYING TIME LESS
TRAINING AND YOU GUYS HAVE
NEVER DEPORT AN AIRWING THAT
WAS NOT READY. I WOULDN'T SAY
THAT I WOULD SAY THAT WE'VE
WE MAN TRAIN AND EQUIP TO
THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN TO
MEET REQUIREMENTS. NOW IF YOU
SAID. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT'S
DEPLOYED THAT WE FELT WAS
SOMEWHAT CHALLENGE FOR 1
REASON OR THE OTHER. YEAH
ABSOLUTELY. ARE WE LOOKING AT
OPERATIONAL RISK BY DOING IT
NO. THE NAVY IMPLEMENTED
CHANGES AIMED AT GETTING
PILOTS TO STAY. LIKE AN
INCREASE IN FLIGHT PAIN
CHANGES IN THE BONE STRUCTURE
AND CREATING A FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM BUT
OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL TAKE
YEARS TO SEE RESULTS AND NOT
EVERYONE IS CONVINCED
THE CHANGES ARE ENOUGH.
EVERYONE KNOWS THERE'S A
PROBLEM THE QUESTION IS OUR
PEOPLE WILLING TO TAKE
THE CAREER RISKS TO GO BEFORE
CONGRESS AND SAY THIS IS A
HUGE PROBLEM WE NEED FUNDING
WE CANNOT OPERATE AND PILOTS
LIKE BRATTON SAY THEY'RE
STILL UNSURE IF THEY WANT TO
STAY SOME BELIEVE
THE AIRLINES ARE JUST TOO
WILL LEARN TO PASS UP. I
THINK HOW HE PERFORMS BASED
ON HOW OFTEN WE FLY. AS LONG
AS WE TRAIN AND FLY WE'RE
GONNA BE GOOD AT WHAT WE DO.
WHICH HE