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Op Experience specifically addresses Pilot retention, of which one focus is realignment of RCAF pilot pay scale with industry standard. This OP is very much still in motion, along with Op Talent.

USAF conduct their own PT tests.

CFPAS provides direction - it has for years. PT Test yes or no, no comments required. CFPAS mentions that any admin measures are a unit function and no impact to PER scoring is implied. Not even SCRIT covers PT test. The only official direction that states FOrCE test is required is FGBL...

We had Phase 2 Grob for a while - helo pilots identified early on during Phase 1 that they wanted to fly fling wing - they never went to MJ (ever). Spent their entire training in Portage after doing Ph2 in the Grob vice H2 - I suspect we could skip the Grob completely.

Agree 100% - we don't need more baby-Pilots. We need to retain our experience via appropriate methods and stop the airline poach. COVID doesn't count either as the hiring spree will continue in less than 2 years. Max has already addressed this numerous times - the only way to retain is to be...

OFP definition for Pilots/ACSO/FE/AESOP is completion of their first aircraft certification post Wings. I have a Captain Pilot that I've already deployed to Kuwait and is awaiting the conversion training for CC-2995 (late 2022) - he won't be OFP until after he graduates that course. This...

If we reduce the SIP for pilots/acsos this year, will DMCG increase the SIP dramatically when the backlog is gone and we need to feed the schools? Most probably they will just give the SIP to other trades and then conveniently forget about that when we ask for what we didn't spend - almost...

If your unit has an open line number - the CM will post them in to it. If you are a Pri A unit that needs its line numbers full of OFP aircrew - DMilC will use the MMO/BTL tool for all non-OFP pers. This is a national (read DMilC) policy - same goes for non-OFP Captains not receiving PERs.

Aircrew don’t reach OFP until they have completed their first OTU. 2Lts , Lts and Captains who are in the training system still or posted to their first squadron aren’t taking up a line number at their units, they are all consider BTL. Oblig service doesn’t exist for flying, it’s just a...

Is the training backlog due to insufficient # of QFI’s, # of aircraft avail to fly each wave, training airspace, fuel (YFR), etc etc? We are a different airforce from the 60s and 70s, where there were training bases all over the prairies, hundreds of airplanes to train on, uncontested...

I don’t think an NCM pilot would be easier to retain or train than our current crop of Officer Pilots. We have ”Captains for life” in our trade because of a genuine lack of desire to do anything else than fly. They don’t get distracted by having to take higher education (ie Masters), have...

It wouldn’t be a SAR job, it would just be generic Air Operations deployment. Work in ATF HQ or JOC, etc. I‘ve deployed one of my SAR pilots to the South Sudan recently on a UN mission, another one just got back from Kuwait.

Low-cost option to supplement a fleet of P-8s? CP-295W - heck the SAR variant we currently have sitting in Hgr 14 is a MPA. Swordfish/Poseidon/etc are all nice capabilities and great dreams - in 10 years we will be flying our 295s ISO fishpat/DIX-Ex/ISR/etc - everything except actual ASW tasks.

AIRBUS makes a C-295 for every mission set. ISR, SAR,MPA, AEW, there is even a gunship variant. If we are already establishing a national parts bin and MRO facility for the Kingfisher, let’s expand and include more. https://www.airbus.com/defence/c295.html

IMO - we are not short of pilot applicants.  Having a different rank structure for our MOSID won't change anything.  We would have some new rank, still get paid more than a GSO, and enjoy life flying airplanes and not worrying about CFOPP or Strategic level events.  <SIGN ME UP!> If we are...

They are RCAF pilots who work for CANSOFCOM.  They support other CANSOF units in completing their missions. They wear tan berets, multi cam and running shoes - they fly the same machines. 

We’re probably not going to discuss this topic anymore on this very open forum.  Civvies can keep talking about all the conspiracy theories that they want - anyone else who knows about “stuff” or “events” should just keep that to themselves.

Ask away.

Why does it matter?  You've stated that your Aircrew Selection was not successful - when is your next attempt?  If it is later than what you need to apply for ROTP - just apply to another trade at RMC and then VOT to Pilot while at school.

Perhaps in the same section that authorizes storage of a vehicle while deployed and pays for maintenance at end of tour to bring vehicle back on road.  Most deployment clerks don’t even know about that one.