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Halifax police investigating Monday morning Dartmouth death as suspicious | SaltWire #newsupdateFor those who closely follow the news about the Canadian Armed Forces in general and the Royal Canadian Air Force in particular, it will come as no shock to learn that they are currently suffering from a crippling shortage of trained personnel.
While Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny has been less open with the Canadian public about the state of the RCAF, the lack of experienced pilots and ground crew is not something easily disguised to those toiling in the much-thinned ranks. Now, a RCAF wannabe fighter pilot will need to complete their first two basic phases and then wait until Canada can find space on an advanced training course with an allied nation. One of the official justifications for farming out this training and shutting down the CT-155 fleet was that it is due to Canada soon transitioning to the yet-to-be-delivered 88 new CF-35's. .
The solution would be to move the fighter squadrons to Calgary and Mirabel, Montreal, respectively and negotiate deals with Canada's major airlines to allow former RCAF fighter pilots to serve as true reservists.
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