A US watchdog has advised the Pentagon to ground plans to spend $780m (£513m) on 48 aircraft for the Afghan military, as their pilots lack expertise.
The planes and helicopters are intended for the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW), but the audit found the unit has no command structure.
And only seven of its Afghan pilots were trained to fly with night-vision goggles, according to the report.
It could take 10 years before the unit is self-sufficient, said the watchdog.
The audit also noted the US currently carried out most of the aircraft repair and maintenance for the Afghans.
The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction's report found the Afghans could not carry out counter-militancy missions as most of the SMW's 47 pilots could not fly at night.
The audit also cited difficulties in finding candidates who were literate and able to pass the exhaustive 18-20 month US vetting process.
"The Afghans lack the capacity - in both personnel numbers and expertise - to operate and maintain the existing and planned SMW fleets," the report said.
As a result, the planes "could be left sitting on runways in Afghanistan, rather than supporting critical missions, resulting in waste of US funds", the audit said.
"We maintain that moving forward with the acquisition of these aircraft is imprudent," it added.
Yah think?!?!?
Yah think?!?!?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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"The Afghans lack the capacity - in both personnel numbers and expertise - to operate and maintain the existing and planned SMW fleets," the report said.
As a result, the planes "could be left sitting on runways in Afghanistan, rather than supporting critical missions, resulting in waste of US funds", the audit said.
Oh be patient, Gob.
With a bit more persistence and treats, we'll have those Afghans flying in no time.
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Yah think?!?!?
With respect to dog training and general intelligence Afghans are raked dead last as I recall.
Re: Yah think?!?!?
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
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Okay, I have to take issue with the Chihuahua being listed 67th...(especially with the poodle being listed second; I've known some truly stupid poodles)
And frankly the whole rating system at that link...
Our little guys probably obey commands on the first go 60-70 per cent of the time, and when they don't it's because they don't feel like it, not because they're too stupid to understand or remember what we want them to do...(they're like little kids; they pay attention to you most of the time, but sometimes they get fixated or excited about something and they ignore you)
A dog that obeys commands 95% of the time the first time he gets them may not be all that smart....
Maybe he's just a kiss ass....
And frankly the whole rating system at that link...
Our little guys probably obey commands on the first go 60-70 per cent of the time, and when they don't it's because they don't feel like it, not because they're too stupid to understand or remember what we want them to do...(they're like little kids; they pay attention to you most of the time, but sometimes they get fixated or excited about something and they ignore you)
A dog that obeys commands 95% of the time the first time he gets them may not be all that smart....
Maybe he's just a kiss ass....
Re: Yah think?!?!?
Cat's are smarter, they don't obey anyone's commands.
They have their owner's co-inhabitants well-trained.
They have their owner's co-inhabitants well-trained.
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato