Fighter Pilots Aren’t Flying Enough to Hone the Skills of Full-Spectrum War

Training's impact on the skill of a pilot is hard to overstate. Historical allegories include Hitler's decision to lower training requirements for new pilots in order to produce more of them...and eventually throwing his instructor pilot cadre into the fight. He never recovered even local air superiority after that. This was our edge over the Soviets in the 80, and over everyone (except the Isaelis) in the 90s. Our never-ending fight of drilling holes in the skies over Afgh and Iraq/Syria actually HARMS readiness because there are never even simulated high-end threats. Here's hoping Trump & Mattis get more O&M funding.