Originally Posted by kb8018

I have my first interview coming up, and was seeking advice on answering the inevitable question of why I am leaving my flying job in the Navy.

My commitment just ended in January, so I could have resigned 2 months ago. However, if I wait 9 more months, and get separated due to non-promotion to O-4, I will be 100k richer due to my separation pay. In my opinion, it seemed foolish to not bank the extra cash to ride out a few more months of a boring staff job.

My record has always been very good, EP's along the way, fully qual'd, NATOPS Officer, etc but the combination of force reducing and taking a non-competitive shore tour did me in. That shore tour, however, is what allowed me as a helo pilot to fly C-12s and pick up my fixed wing multi ATP, so I wouldn't be at this point without that job.

Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar position, and how I explain that to the panel without sounding as though I am a sandbag. Thanks.