Originally Posted by
planecrazyjenn
I might. I'd absolutely love to get a UPT slot someone...it's been a dream. But, we are really hurting for loadmasters right now...and I'm not sure I can up and leave a group of guys who've treated me so well since I came here. They all want to see me put in the application, but I'm pretty loyal to my unit...and my section...if we can get more LM's here soon, I'll probably put it in. I don't want to hurt these guys more by leaving...as we are down to a painful low. I love my unit with every ounce of me...the last thing I want to do is open another position that already doesn't need to be open...just because I want the pilot slot. There's still quite a few years before I reach the max age, and a lot can happen in those years - both good and bad. We'll see though...hopefully good things will happen...and we'll all get what we want.
Do you fly military?
I respect your desire to stand by your team, but put in for pilot now...
The military's circumstances might change, yours might change, your vision might slip, who knows. If you have an opportunity do it, otherwise you might spend the rest of your life wishing that you had.
We are all on the same team anyway, doesn't matter if you play a diferent position. There should still be plenty of ground-pounders that would like you LM slot.