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Military Pilots: Observations on Current Issues

T-NSIAD-99-102 Published: Mar 04, 1999. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its preliminary findings and observations pertaining to pilot shortages, focusing on: (1) the validity of pilot requirements; (2) the extent of the reported shortages and where they exist; (3) the key factors contributing to pilot shortages; (4) the services' plans for correcting such shortfalls; and (5) other steps that could be taken to address the problem.

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