Originally Posted by
kb8018
Do you guys think the pay would start to be more doable if you did the regional thing to build up some 121 jet time for the majors and also flew in the reserves? That's what I'm considering, I think that would get me at least within a reasonable range of what I was making as an 11 year O-3 before getting out. I'm at 2300 so I'm slightly below the fringe for the majors and Spirits/JetBlues of the industry.
Yes, I've done that (wife works though). But live near your mil duty station, that way you have more flexibility to jump on opportunities. Added benefit is that you're home every night when you're drilling.
If you can somehow arrange it so that you can drive to both airline and mil jobs regional QOL might be better than you would think. That's my current situtaion and it's made me very, very picky about changing jobs. Even on reserve, things are slow at certain times of the year so you can get a lot of time at home.