if im hijacking this thread then please move it and i apologize, but everyone seems to be talking about colleges and degrees and which routes to take
so i suppose im gonna throw this out there, *disclaimer i dont have any flight time yet besides sitting in cockpits with skydive pilots and constantly harrassing them about how everything works..........*
my discovery flight is in two weeks and im probably going to book ground school and start getting a few hours out of pocket while im still active duty.............
with the post 911 gi bill i will have my college tuition and flight costs paid for COMPLETELY. and im real happy about that. To be honest i have never really wanted to be an airline pilot, i think my dream job would be to fly in a corporate enviornment, or even better than that EMS. i will chase after any and evrery oppotunity that i can carve out for myself, including flight instruction, chartering, dumping skydivers, agriculture, regionals, whatever, but i really dont ever picture myself working for a major airline..............
that being said, ive been looking at the UND, ASU, and USU flight programs, which seem to be aimed at getting people geared towards major airline employment in the long term. Being that these schools would be free, and i (think) i would like to aim towards EMS or corporate, would any of you who are already well established suggest that i utilize my gi bill for the previously mentioned schools? yes, they all are paired with bachelors degrees in aviation, but as far as money goes i can pack parachutes and i am getting close to getting my skydive tandem instructors rating, so i can ALWAYS keep a roof over my head when i need to...................i also have a degree in culinary arts and a long background cooking, so i will never be totally without work
thoughts on either UND, ASU, or USU in my current situation..........
i have no kids and am not married