We interrupt your broadcast to offer perspective on recruiting from a "small squad"......
FWIW, We formed II./ JG 77 in hopes of one day fielding 2 active Staffeln(squadrons) of 8 pilots each, plus a Stab(staff) formation. That would put us around 20 pilots. Large enough to be independently effective, but able to maintain Command and Control. Kinda like wearing boxer briefs.
A third staffel would be set up for reserve/national guard/European flyers/
Bridget von HammersmarkThis setup is also close to actual Gruppe (fighter group
) operations
That said, we are not going to take every swinging stick sitting in a 109 cockpit. This is the Squad
Select Series and though individually we are not the greatest pilots ever, we've collected a tight bunch of like minded pilots (from newbies to experienced) who desire to be better and believe in the team concept. Our methods are working.
Fighter Rankings from the last ToD in the Main (same group of 7 guys as the S3):
Squads A,B,C are significantly larger than us.
------Squad------------------Total--------------------Sorties
1.......A.....................813860....................5907
2.......B.....................581120....................2168
3.......C.....................416365....................3294
4....II./JG 77..............215740......................793
5.......D.....................208590....................1691
------Squad---------------Points Per Sortie
1....II./JG 77.....................272
2.......B............................268
3.......A............................138
4.......C............................126
5.......D............................123
And it just not the Main, S3 performance per series as a squad has picked up as well.
We now resume your educational programming.