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"Sabbaticals for Pilots? Lawmakers Eye Extra Incentives Amid Manning Shortfall",
"Air & Space Forces Magazine"
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"textContent": "New bipartisan legislation would let the Air Force offer more aviators bigger bonuses—plus other incentives, including a new “career intermission” program—to remain in the service.\n\nThe post Sabbaticals for Pilots? Lawmakers Eye Extra Incentives Amid Manning Shortfall appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.",
"title": "Sabbaticals for Pilots? Lawmakers Eye Extra Incentives Amid Manning Shortfall"
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