A Navy pilot’s take: The Air Force doesn’t have a pilot crisis, it has a leadership crisis

TSgt Joe C. PO3 Steven Sherrill SGT (Join to see) CW3 Kevin Storm CSM Charles Hayden TSgt David L. LTC Jeff Shearer SSG (Join to see) SGM Steve Wettstein SMSgt Thor Merich SSG Warren Swan ] Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS SN Greg Wright MSG (Join to see) PO1 John Johnson MAJ Ken Landgren LTC Greg Henning

Such a great piece; LT McCain hit the nail on the head...leadership comes from experience. Any flying is technically demanding... military aviation represents the pinnacle of that challenge, and (speaking from experience here) it's not a world that suffers mistakes. If an officer's only experience is that viewed through his own canopy, it may be impossible for them to relate to the experiences of others; communities where resources are harder to come by, where training is focused on different skills sets, or where risk is managed in altogether divergent ways. The Navy gets a lot wrong, but it's right about one thing... our flyers are (supposed to be) officers first, aviators second.

interesting read CW5 Jack Cardwell although I hate to admit it, looks like the Air Force could take a few lessons from the Navy.