Top Gun Instructor Exposes Pilot Retention Crisis
In a recently published essay in PROCEEDINGS magazine, the Naval Institute's signature periodical, Lieutenant Commander Brian Hall, a Top Gun instructor, explains how the Super Hornet community is hemorrhaging experienced mid-career carrier pilots and how U.S. Navy leadership is attempting to mitigate the impact in a way that will ultimately hurt the Pentagon's ability to fight wars in the future. Mooch is rejoined by USAF Lt. Col. John "Rain" Waters for an in-depth discussion of the topic, arguably the most pressing issue facing the U.S. military today. Subscribe to THE MOOCH REPORT, the channel's weekly newsletter with updates and highlights, here: https://themoochreport.substack.com Subscribe to Rain's "Afterburn Defense" channel here: / @afterburndefense Get PUNK'S FORCE, the fourth novel in the Punk Series that was just released, here: https://www.usni.org/press/books/punk... (use the code PUNK40 at checkout for 40% off!) or here: https://www.amazon.com/Punks-Force-No... Buy one or all three of the rest of the PUNK series, Ward's popular novels about life a Tomcat squadron, in KINDLE format here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R1MX8SY And as an audiobook here: PUNK'S WAR: https://www.audible.com/pd/Punks-War-... PUNK'S WING: https://www.amazon.com/Punks-Wing-Pun... PUNK'S FIGHT: https://www.amazon.com/Punks-Fight-Pu... Get official channel gear at https://my-store-b7f9c9.creator-sprin...

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