Pension vs Seniority
12-27-2014, 09:54 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Sleep apnea will be a huge deal with the FAA, you won't be flying anytime soon.
He's drops by here occasionally and might give you the details.
12-28-2014, 03:43 AM
#52
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Originally Posted by Albief15
I have never flown a trip with another pilot who said "yeah..quitting the reserves was the right thing to. Glad I got out...."
Things have changed. With more associate units, the Reserve is becoming more like AD, and not the other way around.
12-28-2014, 04:00 AM
#53
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Sleep apnea will be a huge deal with the FAA, you won't be flying anytime soon.
To anyone asking themselves this question: Don't put the cart before the horse here. Just because you're a military pilot and think you want to work for Delta, or anyone else for that matter does not guarantee you a job.
Get the offer in hand then make your decision.
12-28-2014, 06:59 AM
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12-28-2014, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by F224
Yep, ask Captain (then Congressman) Chip Cravak. It is almost a permanently grounding condition.
Definitely not as absolute as I was led to believe.
12-28-2014, 08:10 AM
#56
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Originally Posted by vbguy01
Staying in the extra four years was accounted for, 1 year to pin on and 3 years to retire as an O-5 (so 70% of O-5 pay). I can see that I would be giving up 4 years of high pay but that is if I am flying until my 60s. With upgrade an average of 10 years, that's age 58 to move to the left and get the big bucks. I love flying but also love the fam time. I did my 365 recently so deployments are out of the question. I plan on making enough to pay off the houses and build a college fund for the kids. Then live off the mil pension and rental incomes. I think one of the best quotes I've seen on APC was "The only thing better than getting paid to fly is getting paid not to fly!"
In my opinion, your decision may be more about family than dollars.
12-28-2014, 12:34 PM
#57
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Originally Posted by Southern Fried
If you still have kids at home, that is a powerful motivator. I only had an inkling of the change I was facing in regards to time at home after I retired. I was at home FAR more while on active duty than I have been in my airline job. You will spend 20 to 30+ percent of your life in a hotel as an airline pilot. My kids were 6 and 8 when I started. Recently I went back and looked at what my retirement would have been if I had stayed in to 30. I would be making about 2.5 times what I make now as a 20 year retiree. I also would have been at home with my family FAR more during that extra ten years that the kids were at home and in school.
In my opinion, your decision may be more about family than dollars.
In my opinion, your decision may be more about family than dollars.
For us, 181 days gone 4 at a time is tenable, 180 straight is not. Been there done that. Some couples prefer it, we're honest enough to admit it's not for us. I'd take the airline schedule over Active Duty any day. Furthermore, my in-domicile buddies report a lot more time at home than your experience suggests. I'd say the life of a commuting pilot and in-domicile pilot differ enough to almost be considered different vocations, all things considered.
01-13-2015, 07:41 AM
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To the OP - I glanced through the thread and didn't notice if you have your apps in now. My recommendation would be to get your apps in, update them regularly and then make the decision when you get a job offer. That way, you aren't dealing with a hypothetical. But, I would only put in my apps where I truly wanted to go. (Confuscius say....) No sense rushing off to a job you don't want, and no sense fretting about leaving for a job that you don't have.
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