Comment on DOD-2009-OS-0021-0001

The Post 9/11 GI Bill does not allow funds to be allocated for advanced flight training. Any training beyond the pilot pilot certificate is considered progressive and career oriented in nature. The airline industry continues to see a decline in the number of future pilots currently in training due to the increase in costs, the immense number of hours required to achieve an Airline Transport Rating, and a decade of low interest in taking up Piloting as a career. As such, allowing Post 9/11 GI Bill funds to be used for pilot training beyond the private pilot certificate would not only energize more soldiers to seek a career in aviation, it will open up the potential for flight schools, future hires, as well as injecting mature career oriented veterns into the airline industry.