Except the loss of a pilot is most likely accompanied by the loss of an 
aircraft so when they are all gone what good does it do to have a bunch 
of trained pilots standing around with nothing to fly??

Joe

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>actually, from a strategic military standpoint, this is an extremely wise 
>practice.  in any high attrition conflict (read:  protracted a/o bloody war), 
>the 
>human resources are depleted well before the hardware.  trained pilots are 
>about the most difficult personnel to replace and their loss represents a loss 
>in capability many timers greater than does the loss of other service 
>personnel.
>
>-chris b.
>
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>In a message dated 8/24/05 2:50:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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><<I admit I don't know the exact number of aircraft in readiness status, 
><<who does?. . .but I do know that Canadian pilots take a tour flying a desk 
>simply
><<because there aren't enough planes to go around. >>
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