Originally Posted by
Jones14
I read the first post in the first thread I saw, and from that alone I've decided pilot is my choice... far and away. It seems like all of the things that I don't like about flying is taken care of by the Nav. I don't mean that in a condescending way. An extra set of eyes to calculate fuel loads, route planning, diversions, handling inop nav equipment... it would be difficult to do all of that and fly the plane. I'm going to have to get in good with the NFO's because they seem like a pilot's best friend.
Good call. Far more career options as a pilot, you can do everything career-wise that a back-seater can, plus you get to fly airplanes, plus you typically get bigger retention bonuses, plus you can fly for the airlines if you eventually want to, plus you are generally less likely to get downsized from the military.