I’ve talked about commercial training for ratings for a SGTO a bit before but here’s an actual AETC article talking about it.
It’s the brain child of Matt Leard the AETC/A5/8.
https://www.aetc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4024636/us-air-force-partners-with-academia-industry-to-test-future-pilot-production-mo/
oh and the T-7 is still a dumpster fire.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-rejiggers-t-7-plan/
It will be tested above 1.0 but the USAF didn’t pay for it to be certified so the placard limit will be below it.
it was a desired not required part of the contract.
If we pay Boeing they will magic wand make it supersonic.
The whole everyone flying T-7s is a long way out.
T-1 IPs will not fly T-7s because it makes absolutely no sense and no one will be in a T-1 billet by the time it’s opened to non-T-38 trained pilots.
Not to mention it’s a type 1 high G aircraft so it needs a full up fuge profile and people are going to be going night night.
Other than AFOTEC folks: the 19 AF IOT&E initial cadre are all fighter bubbas because that’s what’s needed.
Edit 2: And yes there will eventually be some T-1 trained pilots in the 99th and other places. But that will be rarity. It will be for shiny pennies or test cases