The unofficial Facebook page Air Force amn/nco/snco first noticed the short deadline and called out the Air Force for doing it right before the July 4th holiday.
The 2019 Aviation Bonus Program, unveiled Wednesday, offers mobility, special operations and unmanned aircraft pilots more money — and the option of a shorter service commitment.
Maintainers working on the F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter jets will have their work cut out for them in the coming year as they try to get those jets’ mission-capable rates up to 80 percent by the beginning of October.
The percentage of eligible mobility pilots signing up for the Aviation Bonus Program dropped sharply, to 37.9 percent -- a six-percentage point decline from the previous year that is raising concerns among Air Mobility Command leaders.
