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All 28 Alternatives Considered Satisfy Surge Requirements

• All beddown alternatives were found to have sufficient squadrons to satisfy surge squadron requirements.
• Further, most alternatives satisfy rotational requirements within specified deploy-to-dwell ratios.

Achieving Pilot Absorption Conditions Will Require Change and Additional Resources

• Squadron size and active-reserve mix affected experience levels in reserve units.
• Squadron size effects could have a significant impact on pilot absorption flying costs.

Savings Are Attainable in Manpower and Support

• Increasing squadron size reduces maintenance manpower requirements.
• Squadron size has a significant impact on total support equipment procurement costs.
• Utilizing current F-16 and A-10 bases, little additional capacity would be required under the 28 basing alternatives considered.

Assignment Policy Affects Leader Development More Than Squadron Size or Active-Reserve Mix

• F-35 basing alternatives would have a slight effect on the AC's capacity for producing future senior leaders with targeted combinations of experience.
• There will be some constraints with respect to fighter pilot leadership development, aside from the impacts of squadron size in terms of developing preferred characteristics.
• The Air Force would still be able to produce at least as many well-qualified candidates than have actually been promoted to general officer during recent years.