<p>At this point in time, they are retaining people. There are some points in time where people are not this lucky. It all just depends on Air force needs and whether or not they think they’ve gotten their money’s worth. As for follow-on assignment options, at least at my previous base, it depended a lot on individual circumstances. The people in my class who just flat out quit did not get anything on their “wish list” while the few of us who did everything we could to succeed, or had legitimate reasons for leaving, were given assignments on our list. It should go without saying, though, that the assignments on a wish list are subject to Air Force needs as well.</p>
<p>By the way, I’m now a behavioral scientist. I’ll continue on my Master’s degree soon, which I started prior to pilot training, and will hopefully be back at the Academy as an academic instructor in four or five years.</p>