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Jen Kiggans: “It takes an average of four years, usually a little more to…”

Featuring: Jen Kiggans, Republican | U.S. House, Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Kiggans Speaks Before House Armed-Services Committee Military Personnel Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 04:50

I'm a broken record talking about why I need that commitment from the Navy for next generation strike fighter, but specifically F35s. But it is a problem. So how are we going to fix this problem? Because It takes an average of four years, usually a little more to train these guys and millions of dollars. And I can't lose them to a growing airline industry, to very competitive jobs out there. You know, I understand this business more than most here. So what's your solution? (04:50–04:56)

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Asserts that it takes over four years and millions of dollars to train Navy personnel.

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