Yes and you are correct. She was just coming off a White House job and was out of the flying game. Left the white house when Trump came in and they were trying to spin her back up into flying and get her current again.
I bet there is a very good chance she left the White House position two weeks ago when Trump came in.
In the larger sense, she was “substandard” at that moment and needed to be brought back up to skill level.
One of the big issues is Blackhawk availability. Blackhawks are maintenance intensive as are all helicopters. Average 3 hours of maintenance per hour of flight time.
A significant portion of its operational time is dedicated to upkeep, with preventative checks occurring every 40 flight hours and larger "phase maintenance" inspections happening every 360 flight hours.
Fort Rucker has high standards and in my view, they do not graduate unqualified pilots.
Come on Hegseth, where is your report on what the chopper was doing and who was the pilot?