Listen, whoever you are, the quickest way to a major airline use to be join the military. That's not the case anymore. You might be able to join an ANG unit someplace if you can get a slot. I'm assuming go MAC as they have the most flying time (someone correct me if I'm wrong). The airlines still prefer military pilots. If you have the money or good credit, do one of those accelerated deals. Get in the right seat of a CRJ as quick as you can. Despite what some would have you to believe, you can fly a CRJ safely at low hours.

Do your homework on what airline you work for. Flight instructing makes you a good pilot, but getting 80-100 hours a month of CRJ time goes a lot further faster. Things have changed post 9/11. There was no movement for years so the market is now saturated with over qualified guys that have been basically seat locked for six years or so now. Age 65 is going to affect a lot of things if it passes. It's going to help a few thousand pilots that lost their pensions in Chapter 11, but over all it's going to hurt more pilots career progressions.

Oh yeah, and this is one you should know a lot about. Flame baiting. Believe NONE of what you hear and half of what you see. I hear how guys talk around the crew room. You'll have to have thick skin in this industry. I personally still think you are a fraud, and your buddy, but I could be wrong.

Tom