In the U.S. Air Force, Not Every Role Needs an Aviator

How RAND Can Help Revise Requirements to Accurately State the Demand for Pilots

Published Oct 21, 2024

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has worked for decades to correct its ongoing shortage of pilots. The issue raises a key question: Is the USAF short on pilots, long on staffing requirements—or both? It is a question that the USAF is examining and one that RAND has both the resources and the expertise to help answer.

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In the U.S. Air Force, Not Every Role Needs an Aviator: How RAND Can Help Revise Requirements to Accurately State the Demand for Pilots. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CPA3438-3.html.
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