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How did Hap Arnold propose expanding Army pilot training before World War II?

Use civilian-run, Army-supervised schools.

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  1. Expand only Army-owned schools
  2. Send trainees to Allied schools overseas
  3. Use civilian schools under Army supervision ✔

Why: The Army needed to train people faster than its own schools could manage. Hap Arnold proposed using civilian operators while the Army supervised the program.

Huh, didn't know that: Civilian schools also helped train aircraft maintenance personnel.

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Answer: Use civilian schools under Army supervision. The Army needed to train people faster than its own schools could manage. Hap Arnold proposed using civilian operators while the Army supervised the program.

  1. Journey of Flight Teacher's Guide, chapter 3 www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/2nd_edition_Teachers_Guide_5D3166D76F9B1.pdf
    General Hap Arnold came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army-supervised flight schools.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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