The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[FJAG]

This is irrelevant. The RMC/ROTP pipeline is established and training establishments are running at full capacity. Removing the requirement for a degree would only lead to an increased wait time or delays in recruitment (by 4-5 years).

If the pipeline is full and you are short of pilots, you need a new pipeline.

 

[markppcli]

If the pipeline is full and you are short of pilots, you need a new pipeline.

Which means more instructor pilots, for which we need more pilots, and we could outsource but guess where they'd be hiring from?