So you’re not from around here….

Up front a local tie-in is always a plus. But…you can’t be from everywhere so lets talk about that.

Why does a board care? Welp what they really want to know is ‘do you have a plan to thrive here?’

Some red flags:

-You’re interviewing at Duluth but hail from Florida – how is that first winter going to…

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The pilot shortage.

Definitely a double edged sword. It is a challenge to entry but once you’re in expect a lot of flying!

Here’s a good background piece.

My opinion. We’re at the bottom right now and should see improvement year on year with IPT, T-7 sunrise and more and more F-35s

https://simpleflying.com/us-air-force-coming-up-short-pilots/

Looks like there is potential for an accelerated push to acquire more B-21s. At this time it is completely unknown how the training process will fit in with new pilots going to the B-21. Curious if they will only take current B-2 pilots or if someone of you could see one of these birds on your drop night…

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airandspaceforces.com

Northrop Reveals Another B-21 Contract, in Talks with USAF About Faster Production

Northrop Grumman received a second B-21 low-rate contract in late 2024 and is in talks with the Air Force about accelerating production.

Rumor has it that President Trump liked @Rain ‘s interview with Lt Gen “Razin” Caine last month on the Afterburn Podcast so much that he decided to pull him out of retirement to become the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff!

Check out the full interview here…
https://vimeo.com/1049220905

All,

Join me for tonight’s open office hour with any questions you may have starting at 7 PM Central / 8 PM Eastern.

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Looking forward to it!

-CHAOS

Love this Article!

More metal! Secret Programs! Great to hear we’re getting fighters into the CAF and excited for whatever (expensive sounding) capability the scientist are cooking up.

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/lockheed-deliver-190-f-35s-2025-secret-programs/

airandspaceforces.com

Lockheed Looks to Deliver Up to 190 F-35s in 2025

Lockheed Martin expects to deliver 170-190 F-35s in 2025 and took almost $2 billion in charges on secret projects in 2024's fourth quarter.

Unit of the Moment: 459th ARS. Hiring UPT now!

Live in the nation’s capital; in domicile with United, AA or SWA and fly the DEECE Heavy jets.

https://app.milrecruiter.com/SquadronPage/613a553d60631a2cee9c5296

YGBSM!

Its one of those phrases thrown around in flying but read the story and you’ll love the heritage.

https://wildweasels.org/history-quotes-lexicon-legends/

Amen! Preach!

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/01/pilot-shortage-new-report-calls-more-air-force-fighters-and-larger-reserve/402493/

defenseone.com

Pilot shortage: new report calls for more Air Force fighters and larger Reserve

The Mitchell Institute report comes after Air Force Chief Gen. Allvin publicly called for a beefier Air Force.

For those who have never heard the term “aggressor” or “red air” they are prevalent in the training world of all fighters especially in the Air-to-Air realm. The USAF has sole squadrons devoted to giving accurate adversary replication. For years there has been an unknown of what platform would be next, especially when we get into the 5th Gen…

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twz.com

Aggressor F-16 Fleet Set To Be Slashed By Air Force

Planned cuts to F-16s at Nellis Air Force Base point to a looming aggressor gap and raise questions about the Viper fleet's overall health.

25 years old to be considered?

A couple of sources have indicated that one fighter unit is not considering applicates who will be older than 27 when UPT starts. So that would be about 25 at the interview.

First off….we’ll see. Its hard for a <25 year old to have a competitive PCSM and resume so that rule might become more of a guideline.

Second,…

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Happy New Year BD Family!

Wishing everyone a successful year.

Hopefully this is the year a bunch of you get the call you’ve been waiting for.

Looking forward to all the 2025 BD success stories.

Cheers!

-CHAOS