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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
If a pilot is not happy with their assignments or deployment schedules, all the money in the world may not be able to keep them in the service.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Speier emphasizes non-monetary factors affecting pilot retention.

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