Half of eligible pilots take $125,000 bonus

[unhappycamper]

Half of eligible pilots take $125,000 bonus
By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer
Posted : Monday May 5, 2008 18:21:47 EDT

A little more than half of the Air Force pilots eligible for the $125,000 pilot bonus have decided take the money, according to the Air Force.

As of May 1, the bonus offer and the requirement to extend active-duty service for five years had been accepted by 53.3 percent of the 475 eligible pilots. Officers are eligible to take the bonus once they reach the end of their eight-year commitment to serve as pilots.

By Sept. 30, the end of fiscal 2008, 872 pilots will be eligible for the bonus and the Air Force hopes about two-thirds of the pilots will sign up.

So far, the lowest take rate has been among Air Mobility Command pilots — 46.9 percent — while Air Force Materiel Command has the highest take rate — 80 percent.


Rest of article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/05/airforce_pilot_bonus_050508w/

[DrDan]

1. just a guess . . . but

I would think these multi-engine pilots are waiting for the Viet-Nam era pilots to retire from the airlines. A lot should be retired due to age over the next few years.