Stinking fighter pilot mentality.
The A-10 is one of the best combat aircraft ever designed and still proves itself worthy even today.
The fighter pilots running the Air Force are so near-sighted just because it does not look all sleek and it does not have an air-to-air combat role.
I’ve been to air shows where the A10 did a fly over. Talk about awe inspiring. It’s a nearly unbreakable, well armored, flying gun platform. What’s not to love?