Regional to Military??
#43
I'm pretty sure I know this guy. He went into the ANG to fly A-10s. He heard so many stories from other AA pilots about flying in the ANG, he wanted to do it. He took a military leave, so there was no loss of seniority.
#44
It is an excellent point. To be really honest, 40 years seems almost too long to spend flying 121. Besides look at how any pilots will have to push the airline seniority reset button along the way. Seniority is an IOU that may or may not be worth anything in the long run. It often acts like golden handcuffs. If you have a dream to fly fighters, then seriously ask yourself if you will regret not trying. Also jumping into AD with both feet will allow an experience in the tactical community that you won't find going directly to the part time reserves.
All the best!
SP
#45
GO military and don't look back... We had a commuter guy when I went through training.. He CRUSHED the program and went fighters.. You can go fly *****ing passengers any time.. You have one shot at greatness.. it's not easy, and don't let your experience fool you into complacency.. Go for it.. ANG is a great idea... go fighters or attack helos, or something cooler than flying a 121 line.. Heavies are cool.. but if you can get a seat in a fighter.. Why not?
#47
Excuse me if this has been addressed already, but if you go into the military it isn't just changing flying careers, it is agreeing to sacrifice your actual life if called upon to do so. You pose the question as if it were simply a career question, but have you considered the possibility of being taken prisoner, tortured, maimed or killed? Your question seems to be what can I get out of being in the military, when the question is what can the military get out of you. It is called military service, afterall.
#49
Excuse me if this has been addressed already, but if you go into the military it isn't just changing flying careers, it is agreeing to sacrifice your actual life if called upon to do so. You pose the question as if it were simply a career question, but have you considered the possibility of being taken prisoner, tortured, maimed or killed? Your question seems to be what can I get out of being in the military, when the question is what can the military get out of you. It is called military service, afterall.
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I have seen more than one experienced regional pilot nearly wash out of Phase II because of their "that's not how things are done in the real world..." attitude and refusal to do things the way Big Blue wants them to.
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