ACC Aims to Cut Pilot Training Time By Up to Half

A new fighter pilot training plan will use new technologies and a revised curriculum to cut the time it takes to train a qualified fighter flight lead to 22 months or less, according to its new concept of operations approved by Air Combat Command's Gen. Mike Holmes. Called “Rebuilding the Forge,” or “Reforge” for short, the new CONOPS, would be the most radical transformation of USAF fighter pilot training since the 1950s, according to its authors. Read more ►