For example, there are Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy fighter units based in nearby Japan and Korea, and there are Navy aircraft carriers and other ships constantly carrying out freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea. The F-22 is a great air superiority fighter, and while there are units flying it in Hawaii and in Alaska, it may not necessarily be the first on the scene should a fight go down over Taiwan. So no, it’s not like a pilot can just yell “I quit!” on their way out the door. The commander or supervisor also must sign the separation application and the applicant must be close to fulfilling whatever service commitment is left in their contract. Officers who wish to resign under normal conditions must meet with their immediate commander or supervisor, who then must help them schedule their separation while “considering their preference and the interests of the Air Force,” according to Air Force regulations. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Zachary Rufus) ‘A dozen pilots … walked off the job.’Įven if a dozen pilots wanted to rage-quit their careers over a vaccine, it’s not like they can just hang up their hat and leave. The Human Weapons System Program addresses back and neck pain issues pilots experience from pulling high G-forces.

Eric “Raid” Otto, F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 433rd Weapons School, performs a Functional Movement Screening assessment at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 2, 2021. Also, it is highly unlikely that 12 Air Force pilots simply walked off the job because … U.S. In a statement earlier this month, the Air Force said that any refusal to receive the vaccine without an approved exemption or accommodation “may be punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ),” so Twitter man may have a point about court-martials, but it didn’t come from the Secretary of Defense.

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