How one country destroyed their own Air Force Fighter pilots aren‘t cheap The US Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million And that doesn‘t count the priceless experience of a veteran pilot who has been flying for years That‘s why the US Air Force is willing to offer half-million-dollar bonuses to retain experienced fighter pilots
So a nation that throws its fighter pilots in jail is not just wasting money, but also an extremely valuable resource Yet in the name of politics, Turkey‘s government has purged its air force so badly that it can barely fly its F-16 fighters