Originally Posted by
Duksrule
I am in the same boat as you, just a few years ahead. Check out my thread in the training section "Navy guy w ??s"
I am going for it and if that is what you want to do, then I think you should go for it too. I know a lot of people on here will tell you to run away but if this is what you want, then go for it. There will also be a lot of guys on here that help and point you in the right diretion. A big plus is that when you are a FO somewhere making $20K a year you will have your military retirement to offset it. Good luck.
......jeeeyuh!
It's a longshot, but being around airplanes is the only job I've ever been good at as an adult, and I'm hooked! Been around airplanes almost as long as I've been in the uniform, which equates to 99 percent of my adult life. Funny, a kid from the mean streets of Chicago's south side who grew up afraid of heights can't keep his head out the clouds. I'm 33 years old and I will plan on staying in the Air Force until I reach 1000 TT in addition to 100 MEI for a total of 1100TT, possibly even pick up a type rating somewhere along the way, I'll have a bachelors degree next year, my A&P the year after that. When I get the hours I want, I'll drop my application to the regionals and drop that retirement paperwork, too. The bachelors degree and A&P will open up other avenues while the airlines make their way to my application (along with countless others, I'm sure) and what will I be doing in the meantime? Check the local FBO nearest me.
For me, it
is that serious. It is a passion but I still have to keep it real. It is very important to keep things in perspective and not drink too much of the "Kool-aid", as some of you cats say.