63 pilots left SAAF, 30 for better jobs
Date: 19 March 2002
The SAAF lost 63 pilots last year - 30 of them to better job opportunities, Defence Minister Mosiuona Lekota said in Parliament.
In a written reply to a question, he said the contracts of 16 pilots expired, six took voluntary severence packages, five left for personal reasons, one emigrated, one was declared medically unfit, and two died. Of the 63, 11 had served for 26 or more years, 26 for 1-10 years and the rest 11-25 years.
In written reply to another question, Lekota said 34 officers had resigned from the navy in the 12 months from January 1 last year.
Cape Times
