The Air Force says it doesn’t plan to recall retired pilots to fix shortage

• An amended executive order gave the Defense Department the authority to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots to address a personnel shortage.
• The Air Force says it doesn’t currently intend to recall those pilots however.

The Air Force says it doesn’t plan to use new authority granted by an amended executive order to recall retired pilots to correct an ongoing personnel shortage.

“The Air Force does not currently intend to recall retired pilots to address the pilot shortage,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said on Sunday. “We appreciate the authorities and flexibility delegated to us.”

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