[Boeing unveils its T-38 replacement]

17 hours ago, Napoleon_Tanerite said:

But it's fast!  Truly the flagship of any UPT base (just ask the T-38 guys).

Anything that doesn't involve going fast (you know, things like turning within one county, landing at anything other than ludicrous speed, etc) means nothing to the T-38.

And let's not forget...

 

[Changing/Switching airframes]

1 hour ago, RonaldRAGIN said:

I'm just curious that if we're so short on fighters why not also take from the top qualified FAIP pool. I'm sure a lot of them would be willing to even incur a longer commitment or wait an extended period to get their training. Seems like a reasonable thing to do but then again I don't have an extensive idea of how the Air Force works on a large scale. 

Not a viable option, for reasons said previously. Additionally, getting through a fighter RTU is really f***ing hard. I'm fresh off of my FAIP tour and in the RTU right now, and I can't think of a whole lot outside the I-check that being a FAIP helped at all with. I don't know if more T-1 guys would wash out or not, but there are T-38 background FAIPs that washout fairly regularly. 

I know that we did do a MAF to CAF cross flow in the late 90s and there were a few success stories. But whether it was 20 years ago or now, it's nothing more than a bandaid to cover up gross mismanagement of personnel.