Pilots will die in these lousy things and the jet will compromise national security.

Flying junk. It doesn't matter the cost to discover the F-35 is flying junk, it is and it belongs in recycle.

...Attend officer school. (click here) For the Air Force, officer school covers 12 weeks...

...Undergo flight training. Naval pilots take part in a six-week air indoctrination course.......Marine fighter pilots must undergo the longest training of all the Marine Corps training programs, including six weeks of Aviation Preflight Indoctrination in Florida, 22 weeks of Primary Flight Training in Florida, Texas or Oklahoma, and 14 to 49 weeks of Advanced Flight Training in Florida, Mississippi or Texas. Air Force pilots take part in pre-flight and academic training, followed by 22 weeks of primary training....

...Get an aircraft assignment. Each branch offers basic flight training followed by advanced training on a specific aircraft....

There are 52 weeks in a year. I think I made my point.

(The trainee) ...Agree to the time commitment. Air Force pilots must commit to at least 10 years of active duty service. Navy fighter pilots must commit to eight to 10 years of active duty, depending on the aircraft they fly. Marine pilots must commit to eight years of active duty service...

July 28, 2016

By Christian Davenport

...In an interview, Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, (click here) the head of the Air Force’s Air Combat Command, said the jet fighter would likely be declared combat ready “at the leading edge” of a time frame that begins Aug. 1. Once that happens, he said “they are ready to go.” Still, he said the program remains in its developmental stages, and that officials have continued to find and fix problems. The plane still still due for upgrades in its software in addition to other changes.

“I’m very, very confident it is going to continue to exceed our expectations,” he said. Declaring the plane’s “initial combat capability is just the beginning. We still have work to do on the airplane, and it will continue to get better.”

For years, the $400 billion program suffered a series of problems, and the F-35 was derided as “the plane that ate the Pentagon.” In 2014, the engine of one of the jets caught fire as it was preparing to take off, forcing the Pentagon to temporarily ground the entire fleet....