"The service has also begun reviewing training for the AC-130J Ghostrider, the Air Force’s newest gunship.
It’s trying to fast-track special operations flight school by sending students straight to AFSOC training units after they earn their wings on the T-6 Texan II. That cuts out the intermediate phase of flying the T-1 Jayhawk, which is heading into retirement after serving as the stepping stone to mobility and special operations aircraft.
That decision can shorten pilot training time by six months, AFSOC spokesperson Lt. Col. Becky Heyse said.
Around 30 airmen are expected to go straight from undergraduate pilot training to AFSOC to learn to fly the U-28 Draco reconnaissance plane, the C-146 Wolfhound transport plane and the AC-130J gunship in fiscal 2024, Heyse said."
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/09/19/old-is-new-again-as-air-force-special-ops-branch-revamps-training/
Is anyone able to confirm that heavy/AFSOC hires are skipping T1 and going straight to FTU?
