â Only ticks that are attached and have finished feeding or are near the end of their meal can transmit Lyme disease. After arriving on the skin, the tick that spreads Lyme disease usually takes 24 hours before feeding begins. â Even if a tick is attached, it must have taken a blood meal to transmit Lyme disease.
All this in a period when the Air Force is the smallest and oldest since its inception in 1947. Of its roughly 5,000 aircraft, the average age is twenty-five years old. Todayâs Air Force is already struggling, and tomorrowâs is entirely at risk.
Student pilots cannot carry passengers or operate an aircraft that is being used for business purposes. The FAA requires student pilots to be at least 16, or 14 if training is limited to balloons or gliders. As of 2012, the average age for student pilots was 31.5, according to the GAMA Databook.