The Air Force Pilot Shortage

A Crisis for Operational Units?

William W. Taylor, Craig Moore, Charles Robert Roll, Jr.

ResearchPublished 2000

The United States Air Force is facing the largest peacetime pilot shortage in its history. This report examines the origin and nature of the shortage along with retention issues, and shows that the real problem is experience levels in operational units. It includes insight gained from RAND's participation in the Rated Management Task Force (RMTF) convened by the Air Force Chief of Staff to define and study these issues.

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Taylor, William W., Craig Moore, and Charles Robert Roll, Jr., The Air Force Pilot Shortage: A Crisis for Operational Units? Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2000. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1204.html.
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