Originally Posted by
sandrich
Well, I've already started the application process. I figured it cant hurt. Gotta be in it to win it... I wasn't aware that you can hold job seniority while on duty, thats good to know. I guess it's personal preference, but would larger aircraft look better for majors than fighter type aircraft? I figured it would considering the multi-crew environment of a C-130, C17, etc...) Then again, flying an F-18 would be bad ass...My plan for now as keep flying civilian while the Guard application goes through. If anything comes up, I'll definitely consider the guard. Hopefully by then I'll have a regional job to lock in place.
Crewdog, Is my vision waiverable with or without surgery. I'm waiting for a recruiter to contact me back.
All fixed-wing military pilot experience is good. The heavy guys have more airline-like experience, but the fighter guys are very good sticks by definition. There have been fighter guys who struggle transition to a crew environment but the reality is that they usually fly in two ship formations, so you have a wing-man instead of a co-pilot...but very similar business relationship.
Unless you have a woody for C-5's I'd go for fighters if you can get it. But even the heavy guys get to do some cool stuff with their airplanes.
You cannot fly F-18's in guard, and can only do it in the reserves if you had ten years full-time active duty fighter experience. F-16s and 15's are what you are looking at (very, very, very remote possibility of F-22's if you are a HI, VA or maybe AK native).