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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/fighter_jet_mechanics.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Air Force Faces Shortage of Fighter Jet Mechanics' data-article-id='2059'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9458'>The United States Air Force has a shortage of mechanics to provide support for its fighter airplanes.</span> <span data-start-time='9458' data-end-time='22958'>VOA recently reported that the Air Force has 725 fighter pilots less than the 3,500 it is permitted to have.</span> <span data-start-time='22958' data-end-time='31438'>It is training about 135 more fighter pilots this year than in 2014.</span> <span data-start-time='31438' data-end-time='37917'>But it will be a long time before they are ready for action.</span> <span data-start-time='37917' data-end-time='50354'>Pilots must train for years -- at a cost of millions of dollars -- before they have enough experience to fly fighter jets.</span> <span data-start-time='50354' data-end-time='59958'>The fighter pilot shortage is happening at a time when private airline companies are adding pilots.</span> <span data-start-time='59958' data-end-time='68646'>Private airlines pay more and their pilots spend less time away from home.</span> <span data-start-time='68646' data-end-time='79375'>Two Air Force generals told VOA that the military is still able to meet the demands for fighter jet support.</span> <span data-start-time='79375' data-end-time='92417'>But they added that unless more pilots choose a career in the Air Force, the service will soon be unable to meet the demands of top commanders.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/fighter_jet_mechanics.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7687 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/what_does_mechanic_mean.m4a'>What does mechanic mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a person who repairs machines such as engines and keeps them running properly'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/a_person_who_has_no_job.m4a'><span>a person who has no job</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/a_person_who_constructs_buildings.m4a'><span>a person who constructs buildings</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/a_person_who_works_in_construction.m4a'><span>a person who works in construction</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/a_person_who_repairs_machines_such_as_engines_and_keeps_them_running_properly.m4a'><span>a person who repairs machines such as engines and keeps them running properly</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7688 data-hint-location='9458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/how_many_fighter_pilots_is_the_air_force_permitted_to_have.m4a'>How many fighter pilots is the Air Force permitted to have?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='3,500'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/3000.m4a'><span>3,000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/3500.m4a'><span>3,500</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/1500.m4a'><span>1,500</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/2000.m4a'><span>2,000</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7689 data-hint-location='50354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/the_fighter_pilot_shortage_is_happening_at_a_time_when_private__blank__companies_are_adding_pilots.m4a'>The fighter pilot shortage is happening at a time when private <span class='blank'>airline</span> companies are adding pilots.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='airline'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/airline.m4a'><span>airline</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/military.m4a'><span>military</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/sports.m4a'><span>sports</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1544/construction.m4a'><span>construction</span></div></div></div><div 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