Can you scrap fighters?

[Michael Sandy (OP)]

I know you can't refit them, can you do anything other than delete them?

Also, why can't there be factory bonus ground commanders for construction brigades?

[Detros]

You can load old fighters on a carrier, bring them to a new JP and drop them through.
If they find anything hostile you

• don't lose more expensive ships (at least not outright)
• and if they do get destroyed you can then salvage their wrecks for few ores and some parts (scrapping gives you only ores)

[Silvarelion]

You can also scrap them from the Production -> Stockpiles screen when the are in orbit.